Creating and using a Virtual Private Network using Windows Vista Creating your VPN password
In order to set up a VPN you will need a password. This password is not the same as your UGent password.
If you do not have a VPN password or in case you have forgotten it, you can easily create a new one at
https://password.UGent.be/
If you have had a dial-in password before, you will have to create a new VPN/Dial-in password at the website above (this only for people who dial in.
Changing your password is only possible from the UGent network and not from elsewhere using another provider.
Creating an icon for the VPN connection
Below you can find the procedure for the default VPN Client on Windows Vista.
You can use the Cisco VPN client as well, but you need to install it first.
Click on the network icon in the system tray at the bottom right. Go to the Network and Sharing Center - Set up a connection or network. A wizard will start to help you create a new connection, click 'Next'. Click on 'connect to a workplace' - 'Next' - 'Use my internet connection (VPN)' - 'Next'. Enter 157.193.46.4 (the VPN router's IP address) in the part where you have to add the internet address and enter a name for the VPN icon and click Next. At the next step you will be able to enter your username and password. An error message will appear (as a result of a problem with the encryption). Choose the option 'set up the connection anyway', otherwise the connection will be lost.
You can create a shortcut via the Start button - 'Control Panel' - 'Network and Internet - 'Network and Sharing Center' - 'Manage Network Connections'.
Drag and drop the VPN icon to your desktop.
Using the VPN connection
Double-click the VPN shortcut or click on the network icon in the system tray at the bottem right using the right mouse button. Then choose 'Connect to a network'. Select 'VPN connection' and click 'Connect'. Type in your (username and) VPN password and click on Connect.
To disconnect the VPN connection, click on the shortcut using the right mouse button en choose 'Disconnect'. Or click on the network icon at the bottom right and choose 'Connect or disconnect...' etc.
Shut off the VPN connection if you do not really need it.
Since December 16th 2003 restrictions have been introduced concerning the used volume via a VPN connection. More info can be found on the webpage concerning this volume restriction.
Troubleshooting
* Error 734: 'The PPP link control protocol was terminated'.
In the properties for the VPN connection, in the tab 'network', adjust the VPN type to pptp and in the tab 'security' uncheck the option 'Require Data Encryption'.
* Error 741: 'The local computer does not support the required data encryption type'.
You need to ucheck the option 'Require Data Encryption', see higher, under 2.
* Error 815: 'The Broadband Network Connection could not be established...'
Possible solution: Disable the broadband connection via the WAN miniport PP0E. Disable the WLAN. Then set up a new VPN connection because the previous one will still ask about the WAN miniport connection.
* Error 800 when using VPN via a wireless connection: you try to set up a VPN connection via the WLAN connection and not via the ordinary LAN connection (=when using an ethernet cable). So, in this case, it is possible that two network cards are activated at the same time and in order to set up the VPN connection the computer checks whether there is an active internet connection for the LAN card first and so, even when the WLAN has a valid IP address, you can still get error 800 when there is no active internet connection for the LAN card.
The solution is to disable the LAN card: Go to the Control Panel, then go to Network Connections and then make a right-click on the LAN connection and disable the LAN connection.
If the hints above do not help you to solve the problem, send us your IP configuration and the exact error message. You will find the IP configuration as follows:
Start button - Accessories - Open: cmd - then type in the command "ipconfig /all"
Send us the output of this command so that we can check what is causing the problem.
Hope Useful.