connecting ok, transferring data not ok... continued...

[jeffatrad]

OK, so I installed the VPN server software on my home network, and I now I connect via a Cascade Connection between the two servers.

And just like before, I can see the machines on either side of the link, but as soon as I try to copy a large file, it copy times out after 60 seconds or so, and then shows an error.

My setup is

[client1]->[Linux server1]->NAT->internet->NAT->[Win server2]->[client2]

I'm doing everything with a TCP port (disabled NAT-T) - and I have opened this port on both NATs. The connection never drops, and I can see the machines on either side with no problem at all.

This seems like a really basic setup - there is nothing complicated going on.

I have done the exact same setup to a completely different home IP and get the same results. I must be missing something silly, or it just doesn't work.

Any suggestions at all how to track this down?

[thisjun]

What protocol are you using for file copy?

[jeffatrad]

Just normal Windows file sharing - SMB.

This works fine if I connect with normal PPTP, btw. It is just Soft-Ether that fails.

[jeffatrad]

There are no errors on either end, log-wise...

[jeffatrad]

Any one have any thoughts on this at all? This is the simplest possible configuration, I would guess. There is no NAT stuff, just plain old TCP, using SoftEther's client.

I can see the other machine, I can see directory listing, transferring any files just immediately fails.

PPTP works fine on these same exact machines.

Is this software just not ready for use on Windows? I can't see any way to make this configuration any simpler...

[thisjun]

Now I don't have any idea about the problem.
However, SMB is not good solution over WAN generally.