No UNC & SMB File Share Access Over SSTP \ L2TP Azure VPN???

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Flipmode
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No UNC & SMB File Share Access Over SSTP \ L2TP Azure VPN???

Post by Flipmode » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:34 pm

Hello,
PROBLEM: Cannot access any resources on remote network (UNC paths, SMB shares, etc)
I can PING both subnet's for the VPN server. (both interfaces for the server)

Struggling as nothing seems to work!
I tried DDNS and was not successful. Azure worked after some set-up.
I have to say, the documentation is REALLY badly laid out here. You click on the DDNS and Azure section and it does not advise you of WHERE the set-up and configuration guides are! 3 days and I found a guide with screenshots. :p

PC > VPN > WAN > VPN AZURE > WAN > SOFTETHER L2TP/SSTP SERVER
No port forwarding or control over the WAN router, as it is a serviced office. Internet then comes in to another Router to distribute to VPN Server and other PCs and hardware.

I cannot view any network resources or mapped drives, printers, etc... Strange!

I tried disabling the NAT-T option (switching to TCP) on client but no difference...
Set 2 x TCP connections under Advanced Settings on client... No difference.
Ticked Bridge/Router Mode on client. No difference.

Could someone please advise how to:
#1. browse network paths (UNC / SMB) over the VPN.
#2. How to disable VPN redirecting INTERNET traffic to VPN and instead to local WAN.
#3. How to only browse remote network via VPN.

Thank you!

All server logs show me getting 192.168.30.10 IP. ICMP traffic ok.
Firewall disabled / enabled and same result.
Can ping server 192.168.30.1 and real IP 192.168.1.123
My subnet uses 192.168.10.xx so no issues with same subnet settings on each end...

Please help! Thank you!

Flipmode
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Re: No UNC & SMB File Share Access Over SSTP \ L2TP Azure VP

Post by Flipmode » Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:43 am

Hello? Are these forums maintained?

Enabled under Network Adapter on 2016 Std Server running SoftEther:
- Client for MS Networks
- QOS Packet Scheduler
- File & Printer Sharing
- IPv4 - DHCP (MAC Reservaton)
- IPv6 - disabled as nothing uses it.
- SofEther Lightweight Network Protocol
- MS LLDP Protocol
- Link-Layer Topology Responder
- Link-Layer Topology Mapper I/O

Server IP is DHCP assigned via reservation so remains static.

Thanks

Flipmode
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Re: No UNC & SMB File Share Access Over SSTP \ L2TP Azure VP

Post by Flipmode » Mon Mar 20, 2017 1:02 am

Why is it impossible to get simple name resolution working?

REMOTE ROUTER: 192.168.1.1,
- DNS: 192.168.1.50,
- WINS: 192.168.1.50

REMOTE VPN SERVER 2016: 192.168.1.50 LAN & 10.8.0.0 VPN
- DNS: 192.168.1.50, 192.168.1.1, xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, zz.zz.zz.zz (3rd party)
- WINS: 192.168.1.50
- No Domain Set-up. Flat File-Server Scenario.

LOCAL CLINET
OS Win8
DHCP Enabled (10.8.0.xx IP Received OK)
Local Subnet: 192.168.20.xx
IP Traffic OK (ping/tracert 192.168.1.50 and 10.x.0.1).
Remote Resolution: FAILS

SOFTETHER SETTINGS:
Allow 8 connections.
Tried with Bridged / Router setting on right-hand-side on/off... No difference.
SSTP or L2TP same result.
VPN Azure DDNS Okay.
Internal DNS Queries FAIL!
External Internet DNS Queries SUCCESS!
HOSTS File Empty / Standard.

thisjun
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Re: No UNC & SMB File Share Access Over SSTP \ L2TP Azure VP

Post by thisjun » Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:23 am

Did you enable SecureNAT?
If so, please try localbridge instead of SecureNAT.

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