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Q: Just updated to OS X server 3.0 now VPN is not working

When my boss trys to VPN with his laptop, it gets stuck authenticating.  He has shutdown restarted, but still is not able to logon.  Suggestions? I am running the new OS Maverick with the new OS X server software 3.0.

OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Oct 23, 2013 10:36 AM

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Q: Just updated to OS X server 3.0 now VPN is not working

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  • by strangetpwn,

    strangetpwn strangetpwn Nov 11, 2013 9:11 PM in response to Sasha S
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    Nov 11, 2013 9:11 PM in response to Sasha S

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  • by MarkeMark,

    MarkeMark MarkeMark Nov 12, 2013 4:59 AM in response to tdudley55555
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    Nov 12, 2013 4:59 AM in response to tdudley55555

    I've just updated to the latest version of Maverick Server (3.01) and have been able to get it working without downgrading to Mountain Lion Racoon.

     

    However, I did need to turn off UPNP on my router.  As soon as I turn this back on, I cannot connect again.

     

    I do not have (never had) Back To My Mac on, so this isn't an issue for me.

     

    I'm port forwarding ports 500 (UDP), 1701 (TCP/UDP), 4500 (UDP).

     

    It seems to be a short-term fix for me.  Would like to turn UPNP back on my router though.  C'mon Apple.

     

    Edit:

    Sometimes requires 2 or 3 attempts to connect before it finally does.

     

    Message was edited by: MarkeMark

  • by awaldraff,

    awaldraff awaldraff Nov 12, 2013 10:10 AM in response to tdudley55555
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    Nov 12, 2013 10:10 AM in response to tdudley55555

    I have noticed that Mavericks assigns the worng permissions in certain folders. most importantly the user folders. For some reason, the admin user is not able to write to that folder.

     

    I did a clean reinstall, and before recreating users , changed permissions to allow the administrator to wirte to the users folder. All my problems went away!

     

    I also did a permissions repair right after reinstalling mavericks (and before installing server). A lot of stuff is wrong there. Not sure it makes a differnce, but worth a try.

  • by haykong,

    haykong haykong Nov 12, 2013 3:45 PM in response to MarkeMark
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    Nov 12, 2013 3:45 PM in response to MarkeMark

    Hi all,

     

          I can confirm now that with OS X Server.app 3.0.1  VPN now works from external connection for my configuration. It did not work with app 3.0.

  • by bobgeo,

    bobgeo bobgeo Nov 12, 2013 5:10 PM in response to haykong
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    Nov 12, 2013 5:10 PM in response to haykong

    Hello Haykong,

     

    Did you do anything special? I am trying to connect in with L2TP and the log just shows that it is "Listening for connections..." I can connect with PPTP and my ports (UDP and TCP) are fine, and I am using Server 3.01, all machines are Mavericks.

     

    Thanks!

    Bob

  • by haykong,

    haykong haykong Nov 12, 2013 5:41 PM in response to bobgeo
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    Nov 12, 2013 5:41 PM in response to bobgeo

    No special configuration besides making sure DNS and fqdn is setup right.

    Then again my test server is using a static wan ip and not behind a NAT.

  • by eribble,

    eribble eribble Nov 12, 2013 6:09 PM in response to bobgeo
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    Nov 12, 2013 6:09 PM in response to bobgeo

    It's not working for me after the 3.01 upgrade.  I had moved the 10.8 racoon binary and was using that...  I reverted back to the Mavericks binary, then did the 3.01 upgrade.  No luck. 

     

    I put the ML binary back and things are working for me.  Ugh.

  • by bobgeo,

    bobgeo bobgeo Nov 12, 2013 7:04 PM in response to eribble
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    Nov 12, 2013 7:04 PM in response to eribble

    I have tried a bunch of different config's and it is not working for me. My setup is the server behind an airport extreme. FQDN and DNS appear fine as PPTP works. Ports in Airport Extreme are correct.

     

    How about other's - is it just eribble and I that Server 3.01 is not working for? Please weigh in!

  • by eribble,

    eribble eribble Nov 13, 2013 7:50 AM in response to bobgeo
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    Nov 13, 2013 7:50 AM in response to bobgeo

    I am also sitting behind an airport extreme, ports are correct -- Obviously since the rollback to the 10.8 binary works just fine.

  • by Emilio Graveran,

    Emilio Graveran Emilio Graveran Nov 13, 2013 8:37 AM in response to tdudley55555
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    Nov 13, 2013 8:37 AM in response to tdudley55555

    I upgraded to 3.0.1 and nothing. I rolled it back to the ML raccoon file and it worked perfectly. Thanks to all that found the fix and shared it with us.

  • by pepmachine,

    pepmachine pepmachine Nov 14, 2013 10:05 AM in response to tdudley55555
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    Nov 14, 2013 10:05 AM in response to tdudley55555

    Never mind...


  • by bobgeo,

    bobgeo bobgeo Dec 17, 2013 4:12 PM in response to tdudley55555
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    Dec 17, 2013 4:12 PM in response to tdudley55555

    So, I upgraded all my machines to 10.9.1, including the Mavericks server. L2TP now works internally for me, but it does not seem to be working externally.

     

    How has it gone for you?

  • by jaygatsby1123,

    jaygatsby1123 jaygatsby1123 Dec 17, 2013 6:02 PM in response to tdudley55555
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    Dec 17, 2013 6:02 PM in response to tdudley55555

    Make sure your Gateway/Firewall isn't blocking the port for L2TP (UDP 1701).

  • by bobgeo,

    bobgeo bobgeo Dec 19, 2013 8:53 AM in response to jaygatsby1123
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    Dec 19, 2013 8:53 AM in response to jaygatsby1123

    Yea, that port is fine, but thanks for the thought. It makes sense given that I can get in internally, but not externally. I have UDP ports (public and private) set to: 500, 1701, 4500 and TCP ports set to: 1723.

     

    I wonder if 10.9.1 changed a port setting?

     

    Are others VPN'ing in externally with L2TP using Mavericks (not modifying with the Mountain Lion Raccoon) 10.9.1 now? Or is it still broke?

  • by mc1306,

    mc1306 mc1306 Dec 19, 2013 9:01 AM in response to bobgeo
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    Dec 19, 2013 9:01 AM in response to bobgeo

    bobgeo, if you have reverted racoon before, 10.9.1 has updated the racoon file once again to system default, so you may have to revert racoon again to make things work.

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