I've found out that when I connect into a site using the built in VPN connector on XP it will connect fine, but after around 5 - 8minutes of a continutal ping test, the connection drops.

We are using a Draytek 2820 which passes PPTP onto the Windows server behind it.

Is there any setting I can put on the router to send keep-alives?

Thanks
Simon

Hi Simon

I have had the same issue and it turned out to be a known problem with XP

If you make sure you have XP Service Pack 3 installed on the client, this should fix it

good luck

Ted

oubli wrote: Hi Simon

I have had the same issue and it turned out to be a known problem with XP

If you make sure you have XP Service Pack 3 installed on the client, this should fix it

good luck

Ted

I'm already running XP SP3

XP SP3, W7RC, MSPPP, 2820 (3.3.2.1, 3.3.0, 3.2.0)

Seems to have started happening a month or so ago.

Having same trouble, all ok for 5-8 min then nothing works although client and router both think vpn still up.

Also note that cannot connect via vpn unless client PC already logged into the router's admin page.

Any ideas?

Will try with 2800 and 2600's later

Regards

The problems you're having are caused by 3.3.2.1 / 3.3.2.2 firmware, upgrading to 3.3.3 or downgrading to 3.3.1.2 would fix it.

Voodle,

thanks for the heads-up about those two 3.3.x.x firmware versions,
but what about my 3.2.0?

Regards