VPN, SME and IPCOP : Connecting to SME behind IPCOP using PPTP VPN.

1. open your  SME Server's server-manager, go to Remote Access and to enable of PPTP connections you must fill the number . The default number is zero that mean PPTP is disable. This is the number of concurrent connections that you want allow. 
2. At SME server-manager go to useraccount and modify user that you want rigt access VPN.

Before you go to next step, check your SME and Make sure the IP gateways  is IP internal of IPCOP

3. On your IPCop firewall web gui.
      3a. Services -> Port Forwarding. Setup the following forward entries:
            Protocol: TCP
            Alias IP: Select your IP
            Source Port: 1723
            Target IP: Your internal IP of SME Server
            Target Port: 1723
            Remark: If still can’t connect try to open the GRE port 47

            Protocol: GRE
            Alias IP: Select your IP
            Source Port: 47
            Target IP: Your internal IP of SME Server
            Target Port: 47
            Remark: ( I don’t open this port )


4.  Create client connection on  your Windows 2000/XP workstation:
      3a. Open your Network Control Panel.
      3b. Create a new network connection
      3c. "Connect to the network at my workplace"
      3d. Virtual Private Network
      3e. Enter a Name (doesn't matter what it is)
      3f. Enter the IP address  (fill IP public that you use at your IPCOP).

Try to conect and you will can ping to your SME network.

Notes: if  you want to connect your client to WAN. add static route at SME server as the below
“route add x.x.x.x gw y.y.y.y”
X: IP WAN you want to connect
Y: IP router WAN

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