Hello,
on VMware Server 2.0.2 for Windows i have the following setup:
Host: Windows Server 2008 R2
VM: Windows Server 2008 R2
The VM has a bridged network adapter with its own public IP-Address connected to the internet and a VPN incoming connection is ready on the VM.
And here comes the problem:
The host CAN connect to the VM via VPN PPTP, but from outside a client computer cannot - it fails with a timeout.
In detail:
A client (e.g. Win7) trying to connect via VPN (PPTP) hangs at "Verifying user name password..." and after two minutes, the connections gets closed error 619. On the Host this failed connection is logged as Event ID 20252 "The user connected to port VPN3-127 has been disconnected because the authentication process did not complete within the required amount of time."
Other VPN models, e.g. SSTP work without a problem.
I have tried any setting with total firewall off etc. so from now on I assume a problem with the vmware virtual network adapter. It seems to fail to read the GRE- or PPTP Protocol.