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Nortel VPN and Banner Text

Hi, I'm using the Nortel VPN Client version V05_01.100 (I have used older ones). The problem is that when I log on it sits at the 'Checking for Banner Text...' then it times out. Here's the strange thing I have my old Win98 PC on the same router/cable modem and that works fine, V04_60.51. I tried to install the client on a laptop with win98 and I have the same timeout problem. I have a cheap CompUSA router right now but I have had this problem with a Microsoft router and a Linksys router. This last thing on this old PC and I would really like to shutdown. My PC with the problem is winxp home and has other VPN clients working fine (Cisco, Microsoft, Sonic Wall and a couple others). Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, David

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daviddnv
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What you describe can be a NAT issue.

The clients works OK thru NAT (network address translation, which I assume your router does), so long as only 1 client is using the external IP address.

Try this:

Disconnect the "old PC' from the network, reboot the router, give the laptop the "old PC's" IP and see if it works. I bet it does.

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T. Sean Weintz

Well... I gave this a try and I have the same results. I tried it on the other 98 pc and the xp home pc. I'm thinking it's in the configuration of the client but there is not much to it. It looks like it all setup the same. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, David

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daviddnv

One more thing with this. I connect my XP Home pc right to the cable modem and I still get the same results. It times out at the 'Checking for Banner Text...'. So, it must be in my setup? Any help? Thanks, David

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daviddnv

It's probably your firewall that is bloking the network. I had the same problem. To make it work, the vpn network address where you connect has to be in the thrusted zone (I use zone alarm) and the vpn program has to have all the access as a client and server.

Good lock

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tweety

I've had this happen on XP Pro and it was the result of the Norton Antivirus Internet Worm Protection being on. This is a firewall. You'll need to go turn it off in order for the VPN to connect successfully....

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kippspan

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