Re: Configure WRVS4400N VPN Client Account to connect my computer via VPN to my home internal subnet - Page 4

cashbubba · ‎06-29-2018

I know that this has been beat to death but none the posts I have found via Google have fixed my problem.

First let me explain what my goal here is. I want to connect my computer to my home network when I am on the road, I do not want a VPN that connects directly to a computer or other device. I want to have access to my home internal subnet so I can connect via IP to any of the devices.

Here are the steps I went through to setup a VPN connection to my WRVS4400N VPN router.
   I built a VPN user under the VPN | VPN Client Account and saved the account.
   Next I generated both the Admin and Client Certificates and downloaded both to my local computer.
   Next I enabled Firewall / Basic Settings / Remote Management. This enabled HTTPS and set Remote IP Address to Any IP address. I saved the settings.
   Next I downloaded the QuickVPN Client and placed the client certificate I downloaded from the WRVS4400N into the QuickVPN install directory.
   Next I setup the QuickVPN Client to connect to my public cable modem IP address.
   Next I setup a connection to the internet using a NATted outside public IP address from another provider and tested the VPN connection. It failed!

Now when I try to connect to the VPN via the QuickVPN Client I get the following in my QuickVPN Client Log.txt file.

   [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!

Note: I have masked my public IP address with 7x.1xx.4x.5x.
--------------------------Begin Log.txt--------------------------
2018/06/29 10:35:45 [STATUS]OS Version: Unknown
2018/06/29 10:35:45 [STATUS]One network interface detected with IP address 172.20.10.6
2018/06/29 10:35:45 [STATUS]Connecting...
2018/06/29 10:35:45 [DEBUG]Input VPN Server Address = 7x.1xx.4x.5x
2018/06/29 10:35:45 [STATUS]Connecting to remote gateway with IP address: 7x.1xx.4x.5x
2018/06/29 10:35:48 [STATUS]Remote gateway was reached by https ...
2018/06/29 10:35:48 [STATUS]Provisioning...
2018/06/29 10:35:51 [STATUS]Success to connect.
2018/06/29 10:35:51 [STATUS]Tunnel is configured. Ping test is about to start.
2018/06/29 10:35:51 [STATUS]Verifying Network...
2018/06/29 10:35:57 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:36:00 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:36:03 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:36:06 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:36:09 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:36:13 [WARNING]Ping was blocked, which can be caused by an unexpected disconnect.
2018/06/29 10:36:15 [STATUS]Disconnecting...
2018/06/29 10:36:21 [STATUS]Success to disconnect.
2018/06/29 10:37:45 [STATUS]OS Version: Unknown
2018/06/29 10:37:45 [STATUS]One network interface detected with IP address 172.20.10.6
2018/06/29 10:37:45 [STATUS]Connecting...
2018/06/29 10:37:45 [DEBUG]Input VPN Server Address = 7x.1xx.4x.5x
2018/06/29 10:37:45 [STATUS]Connecting to remote gateway with IP address: 7x.1xx.4x.5x
2018/06/29 10:37:49 [STATUS]Remote gateway was reached by https ...
2018/06/29 10:37:49 [STATUS]Provisioning...
2018/06/29 10:37:52 [STATUS]Success to connect.
2018/06/29 10:37:52 [STATUS]Tunnel is configured. Ping test is about to start.
2018/06/29 10:37:52 [STATUS]Verifying Network...
2018/06/29 10:37:58 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:38:01 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:38:04 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:38:07 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:38:10 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:38:14 [WARNING]Ping was blocked, which can be caused by an unexpected disconnect.
2018/06/29 10:38:16 [STATUS]Disconnecting...
2018/06/29 10:38:22 [STATUS]Success to disconnect.
2018/06/29 10:49:59 [STATUS]OS Version: Unknown
2018/06/29 10:49:59 [STATUS]One network interface detected with IP address 172.20.10.6
2018/06/29 10:49:59 [STATUS]Connecting...
2018/06/29 10:49:59 [DEBUG]Input VPN Server Address = 7x.1xx.4x.5x
2018/06/29 10:49:59 [STATUS]Connecting to remote gateway with IP address: 7x.1xx.4x.5x
2018/06/29 10:50:03 [STATUS]Remote gateway was reached by https ...
2018/06/29 10:50:03 [STATUS]Provisioning...
2018/06/29 10:50:07 [STATUS]Success to connect.
2018/06/29 10:50:07 [STATUS]Tunnel is configured. Ping test is about to start.
2018/06/29 10:50:07 [STATUS]Verifying Network...
2018/06/29 10:50:12 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:50:15 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:50:18 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:50:21 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:50:24 [WARNING]Failed to ping remote VPN Router!
2018/06/29 10:50:28 [WARNING]Ping was blocked, which can be caused by an unexpected disconnect.
2018/06/29 10:50:29 [STATUS]Disconnecting...
2018/06/29 10:50:32 [WARNING]Failed to disconnect.
--------------------------End Log.txt--------------------------

Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.

Also I tried to open a support ticket and support said since it is End Of Support they can't help me. They suggested buying a new VPN router so I can open a warranty support ticket. This is too good of a router to just replace because I am having a difficult time setting up a VPN connection.

Thank you,
ChanceDawgMiner

cashbubba · ‎07-09-2018

Would it be possible to get a copy of the following files from a working QuickVPN client?

ipsec.conf
rw.INI
vpnserver.conf

I would like to compare them to see if there is something wrong in my files.

Georg Pauwen · ‎07-18-2018

Hello,

you could try an older Quick VPN Client:

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/282446893/type/282465795/release/1.4.2.1

cashbubba · ‎07-18-2018

I have tried:

1.4.0.5

1.4.1.2

1.4.2.1

All failed the exact same way. They try to ping 192.168.1.2 over the public internet and not in the tunnel.

Do you or anyone else have a copy of these files I can compare to mine?

ipsec.conf
rw.INI
vpnserver.conf

Georg Pauwen · ‎07-18-2018

Hello,

try a different VPN client, such as the Shrew Soft VPN Client linked below ( the Windows 8 2.2.2-release should work on Windows 10 as well).

https://www.shrew.net/download/vpn

Is there a way to give me remote access to your WRVS4400N ?

cashbubba · ‎07-18-2018

Tried it, AnyConnect, and OpenVPN and all fail.

theAnne · ‎12-29-2018

Bit of a late reply, but for those onloookers:

There is *NO* solution.

Under Windows 10 there is no way to get the/a VPN Client to work with the Linksys 4400 VPN router as a VPN server.

That is why as you wrote at the beginning
"I know that this has been beat to death but none the posts I have found via Google have fixed my problem."

What I've done is set up an old Windows XP VM in Oracle Virtual Box and installed the VPN Client in there.

That works, but obviously has a lot of limitations.

For my home network I got a different router, no Linksys for me anymore.
Used to be more or less the home standard, but as this thread shows they were never interested in fixing the problem.
Or were not competent enough to do so. Neither works for me.