[Openswan Users] NAT-T and Remote Desktop

[Ken Bantoft]

On Tue, 4 May 2004, Tiago Freitas Leal wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have a tunnel connecting two OpenSwan 1.0.3 systems. Windows Remote
> Desktop used to work nicely when both systems were non-NATed. As soon as I
> changed one of the systems to a NATed connection, Remote Desktop doesn't
> connect any more.
> 
> - I tested Remote Desktop on local connections (on both sides) and it still
> works.
> - The NATing router has IPSec passthrough enabled. NAT-T is disabled. The
> VPN works all right.
> 
> I can't understand how a NATed connection can prevent Remote Desktop to
> work.
> 
> Am I missing something?

Set the MTU on one of both of the Windows systems to around 1400.  I'll
guess one or both of the systems are WinXP?


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