VPN error

December 2, 2013 5.7k views
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I keep getting this error: The remote connection was not made because the attempted VPN tunnels failed. The VPN server might be unreachable. If this connection is attempting to use an L2TP/IPsec tunnel, the security parameters required for IPsec negotiation might not be configured properly. Anyone that knows why?
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pablo December 2, 2013
Do you have a firewall on your droplet?
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Geekologist December 2, 2013
No, I don't think so.

can I check that somehow?
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pablo December 2, 2013 
sudo iptables -L
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Geekologist December 2, 2013
iptables -L
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
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pablo December 2, 2013
Have you tried rebooting your droplet, i.e. sudo reboot now?

In installing your VPN server, did you follow a guide? If so, which one?
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Geekologist December 2, 2013
Yes, I have tried to reboot it.
I followed this one: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-setup-your-own-vpn-with-pptp
How To Setup Your Own VPN With PPTP
by Bulat Khamitov
A Point-To-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows you to implement your own VPN very quickly, and is compatible with most mobile devices. Even though PPTP is less secure than OpenVPN, it is faster and uses less CPU resources.
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pablo December 2, 2013
Did you complete Step 4 - Create a NAT rule for iptables?
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Geekologist December 2, 2013
Yes :)
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Geekologist December 2, 2013
When I look 2 my configured VPN, my workings once says (PPTP)
but this one says (IKEv2)
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kamaln7 MOD December 2, 2013
Did you follow the same article on both droplets?
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Geekologist December 2, 2013
On both dropblet?
I only isntalled the server part, as it is my home windows machine that I am trying to connect
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pablo December 2, 2013
"... I only isntalled the server part, as it is my home windows machine that I am trying to connect"

You have to do the equivalent of Step 5 - Setup Clients, from the tutorial, on your local machine.
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Geekologist December 2, 2013
I am using Windows's inbuild VPN program, which supports PPTP.

all orther VPN that I have setup in my past have worked, it's only with the VPN's I am making on the onces from DO
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pablo December 2, 2013
What version of Windows are you running?
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Geekologist December 2, 2013
Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit service pack 1
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Zerqz February 27, 2016
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