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RRAS is an acronym for Routing and Remote Access Service, which is a Microsoft API and software which allows administration of routing and remote access capabilities of the operating system.

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Extremely slow VPN connection between Windows 10 client and Windows 2008 R2 Server

After a bit of hassle setting up and configuring my VPN connection on Windows 10, I finally got it connecting to our Windows 2008 R2 server using RRAS. When establishing the connection, it connects ...
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Dynamic DNS registration for VPN clients

I've got a VPN server set up in my Active Directory on a remote network. (VPN Server is a separate box from DNS/AD) When I dial into the network (the client machine is not a member of the AD) the ...
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Windows RRAS NAT Vastly Slows Down Native (Non-VPN) TCP Connections of Server

So I have a Windows Server 2019 (Server A) set up with the RRAS (Routing and Remote Access) role. It is configured with the built-in NAT in such a way that VPN clients have access to the internet via ...
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Windows Server 2016 VPN / RAS Connection fails

Sorry for the screenshots being in german. Environments: Server: Windows Server 2016 Client: Windows 10 Pro My goal: Running a VPN Service on the Server Connecting to it from the client ...
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VPN connection between 2 AWS regions

We have a setup where already AWS and Azure is VPN connected using a RRAS instance on AWS side. Also On-Premise and AWS is connected through an AWS VPn gateway and an on-Premise Sonicwall FW with ...
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No services reachable on RRAS server after successful VPN dialin

We have the following configuration in place: --LAN SIDE Local Clients #N Local Server A (DC + RRAS) Local Server B (DC + RRAS) Local Servers C...Z ---ROUTER/FIREWALL --PUBLIC SIDE Foreign ...
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Configure routing between two VPN clients through RRAS 2012

I need to connect to my office network from home. I have set up vpn connection on my home laptop and vpn connection on one of my office servers (internal network, IP - 10.0.0.13, connects through ...
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"Register this connections address in DNS" - unable to automatically tick this box with a VPN connection

Hoping you can help. We have about 70 Microsoft Surface's in our network and they all have a VPN connection that is deployed from our SCCM 2012 Server. the problem I have is they will not update DNS ...
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website not accessible with IIS6 while NAT is configured in Windows 2003

I have Windows2003 server configured with IIS 6. Until now it was working fine, but since I enabled NAT for my users to access the internet via this server, the website becomes unavailable. Note that ...
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VPN client has severe intermittent connectivity issue with Windows 2008 RRAS server, but NOT with the other remote servers

I have a Windows 2008 server setup in the cloud as a RRAS running VPN access and NAT. It is joined to a domain controller also running in the cloud. A Windows 7 VPN client connects using SSTP to the ...
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RRAS Server 2012 R2 Not Assigning Network Info or if it does not passing NAT

I wouldn't bother with this for any other reason than the fact that the speeds I get are worth it. Cable Modem (Bridge mode) - Server 2012 R2 (RRAS) - Linksys EA2700 (Bridged as Switch) My issue is ...
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Traffic won't go through Remote Router

I am currently trying to deploy a Server which is supposed to connect via a deman-dial in connection to a different companies network. The demand dial in connection has been set up on Windows Routing ...
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RAS server low performance to a single host

I have built up a solution using Microsoft's Always-On VPN. The basics of the configuration is as follows: 2x VMs running Server 2019 with latest updates 2x Network adapters, 1 in "internal" network ...
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Windows RAS-VPN: cannot reach the entire network

We did set up a Windows Server 2019 as a VPN-Server that should grant access to a /22-network.. It has a single Ethernet-connection to the network 192.168.32.0/22 (spanning up to 192.168.35.255). The ...
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How to map rras dhcp from remote console

So I had been following This tutorial on how to set up VPN on my server. It's some dedicated server I have with Strato, and can acces through RDP. The tutorial follows some very simple steps Execute ...
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RRAS L2TP VPN DNS Issue on iDevices - No Internet

I've setup an L2TP VPN server on Windows Server 2012 using RRAS and NPS primarily for connections from iPhone/iPad clients etc, the problem is I can't get internet connectivity to work when connected ...
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Android L2TP client and Windows RRAS 2012R2

L2TP VPN server Windows RRAS 2012R2 confirmed working with a Windows Client and also an Ipad. Confirmed locally remotely. The Android client cannot connect. The event logs on the Windows RRAS VPN ...
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PPTP VPN connects but does not have access to network resources

I have a Windows server 2012 R2 which is connected to a router which is connected to modem. The server is also a domain controller and DNS server with the static ip address 192.168.0.201 Routing and ...
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RRAS IKEv2 Behind Router

I have an installation of Server 2012 R2 running that I need to deploy an IKEv2 VPN on. It's my way of accessing files at my office. The current setup involves a NAT Router (Just a standard ISP-...
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RRAS not assigning DNS

I'm using RRAS as a VPN endpoint into our network. I have a static range setup for clients that connect and I can see the correct IP being assigned to a client, but the DNS server is set to 169.x.x.x ...
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Server 2012 R2 RRAS Inbound/Outbound Static Filters Not Working

I recently spun up a new Server 2012 R2 VM to use as a PPTP VPN server. The machine is fully patched, and has only the Remote Access role installed. Per standard configuration, the machine has two ...
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Windows Server 2012, two NICs & routing with RRAS

Windows Server 2012, two NICs, only rras role installed. PC2 can PING anything at 192.168.2.xx by IP, but not by name. PC2 in Network Neighborhood has only itself and mserver, but can access ...
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RRAS Routing Shenanigans

I have A RRAS server running on an AWS VPC (10.145/24 network) with address 10.145.0.77. I have a DHCP server/scope set up (10.250/16 network) on a separate Microsoft loopback adapter to offer DHCP ...
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VPN server stopped functioning with Windows clients

Our Windows 2003R2 VPN server (Routing and Remote access) no longer lets Windows clients (Windows 7, with the latest MS patches) connect. The client tries, and craps out with Error 806. This is PPTP. ...
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Windows Server 2012 RRAS/NAT with PPPoE Modem

I'm trying to connect to a BT Openreach VDSL Modem with Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, I have RRAS with NAT set up. My server looks like this; NIC 1 - Into a TP-Link Switch to connect a myriad ...
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Hyper-V server with multiple subnets and Active Directory Policies and adding domain objects to local groups not working

My lab is a test HP computer connected to a port on my wireless router. It is running Windows 2012 R2 with the Hyper-V role and I am trying to simulate multiple testing subnets to test a number of ...
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Site-to-Site PPTP VPN connection between two Windows Server 2008 R2 servers

We have two Windows Server 2008 R2 machines, one in our main office and one in a new office which we have just moved offsite. The main office has previously been handling client-to-server PPTP VPN ...
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HyperV guest external IP: RRAS NAT on host VS direct access to external network with Microsoft Virtual Switch?

I have Win2008 R2 HyperV host with one physical adapter running a bunch of VMs. I have a subnet of external IP addresses: x.x.x.208 / 255.255.255.240 I used to have the following setup: host OS would ...
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Windows Server 2012 VPN route from LAN to client

I am trying to set up a VPN using Windows Server 2012 Standard. My network has a SonicWALL edge router, and the server in question is a DC, running DNS, DHCP and RRAS, and the subnet is 10.0.0.0/24. ...
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How to configure RRAS to route all traffic through squid proxy?

I have a VPN server up and running on a windows server 2003. All the users are able to connect to the server and NAT their IP (use server IP and internet). but my problem is government filtering on my ...
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RRAS and Static Routes for VPN

I've searched and searched and cannot find an answer (that I can understand). Here's my situation: I've got an office network using IP addresses like 192.168.1.1-255 and a home network using the same ...
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Setting up Windows Server 2012 Foundation to route all Internet traffic through an OpenVPN connection using RRAS

First of all I'm not (yet) a fully trained IT professional but just a college student so please forgive me if some of the things I'm about to ask might seem "stupid" because the answers are totally ...
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RRAS PPTP VPN Connected but not get ping my local LAN

Two days back i had configure RRAS VPN server on Windows server 2008 Std R2 with two (LAN (192.168.100.173 with 255.255.255.0 subnet, without gateway,no DNS -- only ip Address was there) / WAN (...
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Cannot connect two users to windows's VPS's VPN

I have a private VPN server in my VPS using windows Routing and Remote access. Now I cannot connect from two devices (e.g. IPad and my Laptop) in same time. I tried to change the properties but I've ...
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can't connect 2 subnets through RRAS 2008 r2

I'm working on a project for a networking class. In VMWare Workstation, I have to set up a 2008 r2 server with DHCP reservations for 2 clients on separate subnets and have them ping each other. Here ...
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Hyper-V Test Bed for Forefront TMG 2010 Networking Issues

I am trying to set up a Server 2008 R2 test bed for a Forefront TMG 2010 deployment and I can't seem to get the networking configured correctly. The set up is as follows: Hyper-V Host has two NICs, ...
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What steps can I follow to diagnose why PPTP VPN (rasClient) has suddenly stopped connecting?

I use my a Windows Server 2008 R2 workstation as a VPN client to a Windows 2003 RRAS VPN host. It has worked flawlessly for many months. All of sudden, rasClient stops connecting and throws: Error ...
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Windows Server 2008 DHCP with RRAS

I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 which is a member of a domain, but is placed in a remote location. The server is directly connected to Internet. Clients need to access a particular insecure TCP ...
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What is a "remote access profile" in RAS?

I am trying to understand how RRAS and NPS work together so I can see if it would make sense to implement the two in our environment and I see references in one of the Sybex books using the term "...
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After enbaling VPN/NAT on 2008 R2 direct access to server is blocked (RDP, FTP,...)

After setting up VPN with NAT over RRAS configuration menu in windows server 2008 R2, direct access to server is blocked. Does anybody know why is this happening? How to enable RDP, FTP, and other ...
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SSTP VPN Windows Server 2008 - Clients can't access Internet Through the VPN

I have setup a SSTP VPN connect and it is assigning the local IP address to the client, e.g. 192.168.0.10. The server has two NICs, private and public. The private is on a 10.180.x.x IP address and ...
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pptp server 2003 hands out gateway from nic not dhcp server

I have created a pptp RRAS server for a handful of clients to connect to. I would like them to use the servers default gateway (.1) for internet access. They are able to successfully connect (& ...
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RRAS DNS Entries from Windows Vista / 7 Clients

How do I stop a Win 2003 RRAS server from sending it's own DNS info to the VPN Client? We have RRAS running on Win 2003 Server. The server has a fixed IP, but the RRAS is setup to use DHCP for ...
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server 2012 vpn not passing traffic

Having some major problems with Server 2012 Essentials. Have setup remote access and installed RRAS console. I can connect to the VPN through SSTP or PPTP no problems. Authentication is fine (NAP is ...
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Reverse NAT Setup for Hyper-V on Win 2008 R2

I'm trying to setup a Linux server behind a Windows Hyper-V host that will help supply some of the services (SSH, HTTPS, etc). However getting RRAS configured for reverse NAT (port forwarding) turned ...
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How to setup RRAS as IPv6 Router and enable Router Advertisement

I have a Windows Server running on the local network acting as the router and VPN server. It has an IPv4 address with NAT enabled to provide internet access to devices on the network. It also has a ...
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Windows Server Destination NAT

I'm unsure of the terminology for this question. Trying to solve a problem, I'm being forced to grow and learn something very new to me! How would I do Destination NAT on Windows Server 2016/2019 for ...
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RRAS server in Azure - internet access

This question seems to have been asked before but I cannot get this to work no matter what I try. I have a Windows Server 2019 VM in Azure running RRAS. I have configured the server using SSTP and ...
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In a VPN, how to access resources inside a connected office from the VPN server

I have this Windows Server running on AWS, running a VPN with RRAS and NPS. The initial setup included only SSTP, and the users could easily connect from their Windows computers on their homes and use ...
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RRAS IKEv2 VPN no response

We have an IPSEC/L2TP PSK VPN on Windows Server 2012 using RRAS. This usually works fine, but now with so many staff working from home due to COVID-19, I am getting complaints of the VPN dropping out ...
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