VPN and Airport Extreme (802.11n)

I totally agree - I would not call it a "solution", just a scary workaround. Apple still needs to fix this properly.

Oh, and I should add that it was working from within Parallels with my old Linksys WiFi router. So there is something screwy going on here.

Also having the same problem. Could be the latest security update?

Last week, no problems connecting my boss' brand new Macbook to our Sonicwall TZ-170 through VPN Tracker and my Linksys WRT54G at home. I test and test and hand it off to my boss, she takes it home and it immediately fails. Doesn't look good on me and I want her to be able to connect anywhere, to any wireless network and VPN "into" her work computer. Her home network is a AEBS over cable. Don't want to have to switch settings on that for it to work.

Any thoughts on Sonicwall? VPN Tracker. Some setting I'm missing. We are doing this through DHCP on the Sonicwall. Multiple users so we need to keep using DHCP.

thanks in advance.

Power Mac G4 667 Digital Audio Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1GB RAM, aftermarket Pioneer DVD RW, lots of patience

McTim,

You need to ask what AEBS she has. If she has the latest one that supports 802.11n, then she is a victim of this bug. Otherwise, I'd say it's something else given no one has complained about VPN connectivity on the 802.11g AEBS. Good luck, this even made slashdot and digg. Let's hope there is a fix soon.

I'm experiencing major VPN issues with the new 802.11n Base Station. I wanted to switch from a 'pro' Cisco based router/firewall (Pix 501) to a more customer oriented router that would give me less trouble for iChat connectivity issues... However, now that I switched to the new 802.11n base, I can no longer access my company network using the Cisco VPN Client using my Windows based machines(all versions from 4.8.xxxx to the latest 5.0.90 beta). I have also tried a Virtual Machine using Parallels, with the exact same result...

The NAT workaround (described above) works. However I need to access the company network with multiple laptops/desktops, so this is hardly a solution. I never experienced this issue before and I surely hope Apple will update the Base firmware soon...

I think I figured THE REAL FIX. I have tried it and my two work laptops are now connecting to my work's NORTEL VPN. Very simple: chances are that that the machines using the VPN are Windows machines. Just install the Windows Airport utility in the machines that use the VPN, the software is in the disk that came with your Router. Install the utility, reboot the machines, and off you go! I have BOTH work laptops running VPN simultaneously RIGHT NOW. I hope this helps!

24" iMac Intel, 15" MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo, XP laptops for work. Mac OS X (10.4.8) Airport Extreme N, MacBook Pro Core 2 duo, Laptop PC XP

Are you saying we need to install the Windows Airport utility on the VPN server?

Didn't work for me. I ran the install which installed the airport utility & bonjour printing (I didn't pick the airport disk utility) on my laptop (the client side of the vpn). Turned off my NAT dmz entry and rebooted. Tried to connect and it failed like before. Is there some other step? Seems like the install didn't add drivers or anything.

Well, I guess the joy was short lived... I am back to square 1, for whatever reason I can not connect to the VPN anymore!! Sorry for that!

Had the same problem with my gf's pc, not sure which vpn she uses. Works fine with WRT54gs, but had to do the lame default host fix for now.

Boo

Just in case anyone is wondering...

Works fine w/Apple 802.11n, Internet Connect VPN PPTP to Windows XP Server PPTP

🙂

Jann

Try turning UDP encapsulation off, or port mapping it. That might fix it.

Gosh! A workaround? Disabling the firewall, put a single computer as a server? How could I set an HTTP server to another computer that the one I use for VPN if every trafic is directed to one? I have to connect to my home server when I am at work, and connect to work with my laptop when I am at home. How do I do that? Change my router configuration every morning and every evening?
On the box it says "VPN passthrough", and this is not an acceptable solution! If Apple can't find a quick answer to that I'll send it back for reimbursement and buy some dlink router!

I already have UDP encapsulation off. I had to turn that off to get it to work with my old 802.11g AEBS. I have not tried port mapping it (what port?) but if turning it off doesn't work then port mapping probably wouldn't work either, right?