Hi,
Is there an http proxy and/or an ip forwarding utility for PPC? I need to share my gprs connection on Xda2 with my Powerbook via WI-FI...
I CANNOT use Xda as a modem 'cause i don't know how to configure my mac (10.3) with the bluetooth modem.
So I need to share (with a proxy or something like that) the Xda connection with the mac
Thanks
Fabio
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HI guys,
Does anyone know how to get a static IP address when using the GPRS connection to the internet. The reason being is because our corporate firewall has to recognise the device through it's IP. Is there any other possible methods for recognising the user?
Also does a VPN work well over GPRS and is there any extra configuration involved on the VPN server
Cheers
Any answers would be great.
Unfortunately there is no simple answer to your question. AFAIK you cant get a fixed ip on gprs, but if your using the right firewall and the right vpn host you dont need to.
I use and supply windows sbs 2003 servers and vpn into them regularly. I have also used citrix to achieve similar results. Might be a bit difficult to persuade your firms it dept to set up something like that for 1 person though.
PM me if youd like any advice.
BillyB said:
HI guys,
Does anyone know how to get a static IP address when using the GPRS connection to the internet. The reason being is because our corporate firewall has to recognise the device through it's IP. Is there any other possible methods for recognising the user?
Also does a VPN work well over GPRS and is there any extra configuration involved on the VPN server
Cheers
Any answers would be great.
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Hello Billy,
You ask a good question, but the answer isn't simple. Most carriers do have two types of APN (Access Point Name) provision for your SIM: "private" APN (which provides a non-routable IP assignment from behind a NAT, for basic browsing and e-mail functionality) and "public" APN (that provides a routable IP assignment, which is the Minimum Requirement for a more sophisticated connection type, such as VPN, etc). However, both of them are assigned by a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server on a GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) of your particular GPRS network operator. In either case, the end result will obviously be a DYNAMIC IP address on your GPRS terminal (be it a laptop PC, a PDA, or phone)
Some carriers do offer what is called a "dedicated APN" provision, which gives the subscriber their own IP range to choose from (almost like a small subnet), but it is only available to corporate giants like Pepsi (for example).
Now, to sum it up, you must have the proper APN provisioned on your Mobile SIM account (which the provider will normally call something like a "VPN data package" in billing terms). Then, you must obviously establish a GPRS session before you can connect your VPN client (but remember that most basic VPN clients work the best). It is pretty sad to say, but Microsoft Windows-embedded VPN client on Win2k/XP Pro so far has performed the best with no quirks whatsoever. It has to be via PPTP...L2TP has also worked for me..otherwise, the fancier (and more secure) the VPN tunneling protocol, the more its likely to fail. Normally all you need for a basic MS WIndows VPN client config is the Server name (or IP address), the user name, and the password.
Hope this helps,
Let me know how it goes,
Alex
PS. PM me if you have further questions.
VPN and TS Its like pulling teeth
hi all this has got to be the most anoying problem ever. i can connect to O2 vpn access point and hence i can connect to my work vpn server. however as soon as i try to open a TS connection to my desktop (through the vpn) the VPN connection is dropped and i never connect. Can anybody tell me why? if i have a vpn connection to my work server why does TS try to make another connection and bomb out the original. Is there a fix or another way of doing this i.e. does a external IP have to be nat'd to my desktop IP on port 3389? all help greatly appreciated. Ian
I would like to config my ppc to get online thru my office's internet.
But sadly, my office is using proxy server, a VPN, plus I'm on a domain.
On my ppc, I had applied all the necessary settings on proxy namely
proxy address and port number, and VPN such as site IP, user name and password for our Check point VPN.
On my desktop, the setting is set on The Internet but still failed.
Would it be the fact that I was connected as a "guest" during ActiveSync?
Can anyone shine some light on me please.
MovianVPN
You will probably need to download MovianVPN ($99.95) for use with firewalls other then Microsoft's, which is all the VPN client included with WM2003 supports.
Hi Guys,
I have got a problem connecting to any wifi network and accessing the internet. The problem is rather confusing beacause at home i can access the shared drives on my PC over wifi, and i can also download email messages into the messaging client, but the internet does not work?
Is it something to do with the DNS settings (or lack of DNS server) in the network cards screen, and if so does anyone have the DNS servers for O2 ( i know they start 193.x.x.x)
thanks
The O2 DNS servers are:
193.113.200.200
193.113.200.201
However, I have a feeling that's not what you need; you probably want to use the DNS servers from whoever provides you home internet connection (since that's how you're connect to the internet; not via 02)
good luck
Thanks, i've put those in and will see if they work again. It did work before i "accidentally" set it to automatic :? lol
HI!
I need connect two PPCs with wifi... VPN..? How I make it?
they would need to both connect to a vpn server.
but then the question is what do you expect the devices to do with each other. neither have any server type services for the other to connect to.
it would require one or both of the pocketpc's to run a VPN server if there is such a server program for pocketpc's at all
sounds like a non starter to me.
i think a vpn server needs to dish out IP addresses.
thats just to start with.
unless you are connecting both ppc's to a vpn server
Please elaborate. Do you mean direct P2P connection (which is very easy to do - see my related articles on this), or a plain Internet / VPN-based one?
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i think a vpn server needs to dish out IP addresses.
thats just to start with.
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In internet-less P2P connections, you don't need VPN either for assigned IP addresses.
Hi
I've tried to configure my iMate JasJam to connect to my company online address book (using a LDAP server), but it seems to only connect using an unsecure connection.
Our LDAP server only accept a connection using TLS or SSL. Is there any way to make WM5 connect to the LDAP server using a SSL connection?
Thanks
Jean-Yves