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Original Message
Name: pbaker
Date: July 29, 2006 at 03:59:02 Pacific
Subject: VPN and firewalls
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: 512
Manufacturer/Model: dell
Comment:

someone i work with has been using norton internet securoty just recently when ever they try to connect to our office network via vpn it connects but she cant see the server. we thought it was down to norton but even turning norton off and just having windows firewall on it wont let her see the server unless no firewall is on does anyone know what could be cuasing this

phill


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Response Number 1
Name: robertunes
Date: July 30, 2006 at 22:24:24 Pacific
Reply:

Sorry to ask the obvious, but is the port that the VPN uses opened? I never used a VPN before.


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Response Number 2
Name: don2006
Date: July 31, 2006 at 17:41:51 Pacific
Reply:

Get rid of norton. Unintall it and throw the CD in the garbage. Then, disable windows firewall. If it works, then add the execption to windows firewall and re-enable it.


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