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Originally Posted by Graham Gobell  Hi Group
Hopefully somebody can help me. I am now connecting to the internet via a BT Home Hub. I have the Checkpoint Client installed on my laptop. When I try to access my work network via VPN Checkpoint client I get the following error
Checking netowrk connectivity
Preparing connection
Connecting to gateway
Gateway not responding
Connection failed
I was able to initially able to connect to allow verification of site but when it displayed Do you want to connect now, I clicked on Yes and then this error appeared
I have move from a static assigned IP from my previous ISP to DHCP, other colleagues in my office are also on wireless and can connect.
So if somebody can help that would be great
Graham |
There are some ISP's who intentionally block IKE/IPsec traffic on "home" accounts to force an upgrade to a more expensive "business" level of service. You could call and ask them if they're blocking this.
I believe "Visitor Mode" tunnels through HTTPS and may be a viable workaround.