SoftEther VPN User Forum

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?

What protocol are you using for file copy?

Just normal Windows file sharing - SMB.

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

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

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...

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