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WM6 VPN to home computer not working

O.k. I've exhausted all the resources I have found on the net to troubleshoot my VPN problems myself so can someone please help me figure out why this isn't working.
I have a VPN set up on my home desktop that I can connect to fine with my laptop (both XP home SP2). When i connect with my Verizon XV8600, the connection is stable, no trouble logging on and no timeouts, but I can't access any of the shares on my desktop. I go to file explorer and try to open a path, same as I do when connected at home via wifi, and I get "The network path was not found" and "Network resource cannot be found or you do not have permission to access the network".
I'm connecting via PPTP, I have tried with my network adapter set to "The Internet" and "Work". Under the advanced tab in connections under the "Select Networks" button I have tried both the "My Work Network" and a new network I set up for the private network selection.
It's just diving me nuts because it connects every time and stays connected, but I can't do jack with it. What am I missing people? Any help would be greatly appreciated, this is the last hurdle to having my phone set up the way I want it.

Firewall?
One area to question would be weather you have a firewall or some type of security agent blocking data access on the VPN port of your laptop. Possible?

many routers also need to be setup to pass vpn

lub2lrn said:
One area to question would be weather you have a firewall or some type of security agent blocking data access on the VPN port of your laptop. Possible?
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The VPN is set up on my desktop and my laptop connects just fine. The trouble I'm having is getting my phone to connect properly.

Rudegar said:
many routers also need to be setup to pass vpn
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I've set up the port forwarding on the router, the phone connects, it even shows up under the network neighborhood on the desktop when it's connected. I just can't seem to access my shared folders.

animez said:
I've set up the port forwarding on the router, the phone connects, it even shows up under the network neighborhood on the desktop when it's connected. I just can't seem to access my shared folders.
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Which ports did you forward? And which router/firmware do you have?
It's not enough just to forward port 1723 you need to enable the GRE protocol (type 47) also. Without enabling it (GRE protocol) the computer from outside connects, you see it in your logs, but it actually can do nothing.

Falcon2008 said:
Which ports did you forward? And which router/firmware do you have?
It's not enough just to forward port 1723 you need to enable the GRE protocol (type 47) also. Without enabling it (GRE protocol) the computer from outside connects, you see it in your logs, but it actually can do nothing.
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The router is a linksys wrt54g v8 with firmware 8.00.5, yes pptp-passthrough is enabled.

I did a bit more research on GRE and my particular router and have come away confused. Some sites say it doesn't work at all on the wrt54g, but according to them it shouldn't even work on my laptop. I can stream music from an external ip on my laptop and browse all my shares so it seems like its working to me.
There must be something different about how the phone uses that protocol that the router is screwing up. Most of the forum posts seem to suggest that GRE on a lot of linksys routers is spotty at best. I'm thinking about flashing the router with a third party linux firmware (dd-wrt) that supposedly handle GRE properly. Not sure though, don't wanna risk bricking my router just to connect my phone, which I'll probably do once in a blue moon.

Wifi issues

I am having troubles with my WiFi connection.
Whenever I enable it, no data works. I see it does pull an IP address from my Windows Server 2008 DHCP server, but no dice from there. Other devices work fine.
Most APs on my network are TrendNet. I have an Asus and it won't even connect with that one.
Is there a way I can get more diagnostic information on the WiFi connection?
I'll be going to a friend's shortly that will have a different brand of DHCP and AP, so we'll see how they play.

mhammett said:
I am having troubles with my WiFi connection.
Whenever I enable it, no data works. I see it does pull an IP address from my Windows Server 2008 DHCP server, but no dice from there. Other devices work fine.
Most APs on my network are TrendNet. I have an Asus and it won't even connect with that one.
Is there a way I can get more diagnostic information on the WiFi connection?
I'll be going to a friend's shortly that will have a different brand of DHCP and AP, so we'll see how they play.
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Wifi connected fine for me on my 2wire router on AT&T uverse. Data and all worked perfect.

Can't get WiFi internet working

Phone is connecting and receiving an IP and strong signal no problem, but can't get any type of internet to connect (imo/opera/market/facebook app etc...) there's no proxy or password... Notebook and other computers are using the network fine.
Any suggestions?

nm.. got it.. had to set DNS in wifi -> advanced.

you can ask for help to the sellers.

Check on the router, whether your phone is correctly connected. Try to download from the market some wifi software, that gives more information about connection - i. e. Wifi Manager.
Do you use official firmware or a custom one?

The DNS information should have been provided as part of the DHCP request.
Any firewalls?
Does the phone work on other wifi networks?

Xbox Live Moderate NAT on Hotspot/Tether

Is there a clear tutorial on setting the NAT to open on Xbox Live? I'm tethering off my Verizon 4G LTE phone.

Of course theres a way.
juryben said:
Is there a clear tutorial on setting the NAT to open on Xbox Live? I'm tethering off my Verizon 4G LTE phone.
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I was never able to find one that was complete... through trial and error I found a solid usb method. Now my only problem is this POS LG Revolution with no man support or ROMs. Seems I have to tether through EasyTether to maintain a solid connection (anyone know why?) otherwise it poops out after a couple minutes randomly which sucks because I've had my best tether 4g speeds through 3 rarely talked about apps, Tether Pop-Up and Auto-Usb Tether and SVTP no idea why but they kick the crap out of PDANet, Clockwork Tether, EasyTether. With the auto enablers / widgets I get 18-40DN / 6-12UP MB/S on speedtest.net the only way my tethering speed came close to matching my true phone 4g speeds the most Ive ever seen from the others was 7mbs dn 3up thats with easytether. So first find a tethering method that works the fastest with a solid connection (you need it otherwise constant disconnects and probation waiting for matches).
Now share your connection via pc/mac network card/ethernet cable to a Router (it must support an NZB Server)'s internet port. Set your xbox up to be a set IP address mines 192.168.1.4. leave everything else blank except dns = google for phone, pc and xbox network settings. Then login to your router generally under WLAN Setup you'll find "Default DMZ Server" enter your Xbox IP address in fields. Check to make sure MTU Size is 1500 and NAT Filitering "Open". I disable SIP ALG too if optional. Check to make sure your connection from PC is being shared and used as gateway ect in your main status and thats it. Connect to router via wireless or ethernet (faster). DMZ basically creates a port server for the xbox-router any port the xbox wants open nzb opens it (was what I understood). If your still not getting your xbox to say Open NAT make sure ips match router DMZ and xbox (dhcp crap messes it up sometimes), start opening ports on the router, pc and android for xbox you can get list of ports for COD via google and portforward on android and complete firewall bypass on pc can help too. You can achieve OPEN by simply getting all ports necessary but DMZ method much easier. As far as I know you need a DMZ capable Router you cannot WiFi tether to xbox and get open or any other way without a router to my knowledge.

gigilie said:
I was never able to find one that was complete... through trial and error I found a solid usb method. Now my only problem is this POS LG Revolution with no man support or ROMs. Seems I have to tether through EasyTether to maintain a solid connection (anyone know why?) otherwise it poops out after a couple minutes randomly which sucks because I've had my best tether 4g speeds through 3 rarely talked about apps, Tether Pop-Up and Auto-Usb Tether and SVTP no idea why but they kick the crap out of PDANet, Clockwork Tether, EasyTether. With the auto enablers / widgets I get 18-40DN / 6-12UP MB/S on speedtest.net the only way my tethering speed came close to matching my true phone 4g speeds the most Ive ever seen from the others was 7mbs dn 3up thats with easytether. So first find a tethering method that works the fastest with a solid connection (you need it otherwise constant disconnects and probation waiting for matches).
Now share your connection via pc/mac network card/ethernet cable to a Router (it must support an NZB Server)'s internet port. Set your xbox up to be a set IP address mines 192.168.1.4. leave everything else blank except dns = google for phone, pc and xbox network settings. Then login to your router generally under WLAN Setup you'll find "Default DMZ Server" enter your Xbox IP address in fields. Check to make sure MTU Size is 1500 and NAT Filitering "Open". I disable SIP ALG too if optional. Check to make sure your connection from PC is being shared and used as gateway ect in your main status and thats it. Connect to router via wireless or ethernet (faster). DMZ basically creates a port server for the xbox-router any port the xbox wants open nzb opens it (was what I understood). If your still not getting your xbox to say Open NAT make sure ips match router DMZ and xbox (dhcp crap messes it up sometimes), start opening ports on the router, pc and android for xbox you can get list of ports for COD via google and portforward on android and complete firewall bypass on pc can help too. You can achieve OPEN by simply getting all ports necessary but DMZ method much easier. As far as I know you need a DMZ capable Router you cannot WiFi tether to xbox and get open or any other way without a router to my knowledge.
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Thanks, I appreciate it! One question, is it possible without a router? Just bridging PC to Xbox?

When you're using this kind of a method, your phone provider is the NAT. You can't really get around it because they control it. Not you.
However many phone providers will let you pay extra for a public IP address and then you'll have an open NAT.

I've tried just about every possible method to grt open NAT through my phone with the wifi tether app.. PC has wireless adapter connected to my phone.. Etherney cable from LAN port to the routers modem plug.. Ethernet cable from router to ps3.. I can't login to my router to change any of the settings for some reason.. I have a Netgear and my web browser keeps saying it can't find the page..
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Failed to obtain IP (HELP)

I just got the phone and it won't connect to my router i've done just about everything i've tried everything and i still can't seem to be able to connect to my wifi please help

rTek said:
I just got the phone and it won't connect to my router i've done just about everything i've tried everything and i still can't seem to be able to connect to my wifi please help
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It might be a problem with the router itself, or the passphrase you're entering could be incorrect? Please try connecting the phone to another WiFi hotspot when available and see this works.

the problem might be with the router because i was able to connect to the router where my dad works, but my home one it won't.
I use belkin router and not sure how to fix it anymore though

Some basic troubleshooting questions:
1. Can your phone connect to other routers? If so, are they secured or open?
2. Can other devices connect to your router reliably?
3. Is the error actually that it fails to obtain an IP or that it fails to connect or authenticate? IP address assignment happens after successfully authenticating with wireless security, so if the actual error is that it can't obtain an IP, that implies that something is wrong with your DHCP configuration, likely on the router.