Please help debug Windows setup

[Daniel J. Grinkevich]

Your port forward needs to point to the ip address of the ethernet
interface not the tap interface. Also, the subnet you are using for the VPN
are public addresses. You should use different subnet. Look up private
address space.

Dan
On Jul 21, 2015 7:40 PM, "Adam Macielinski" <adam at macielinski.net> wrote:

>  Hi - Thanks to Sven-Haegar and Donald, but still having issues setting
> up with Windows.  Machine1 can't ping the VPN address of machine2.
>
>
>
> Regular IPv4 address for both machines in 192.168.1.xxx range.
>
>
>
> Router:
>
> Forwarding port 655 to 101.102.103.1, UDP and TCP
>
> Forwarding port 656 to 101.102.103.2, UDP and TCP
>
>
>
> Tinc.conf on machine user1 just three lines:
>
>
>
> Name = vpnuser1
>
> ConnectTo = vpnuser2
>
> Interface = TincVPN
>
>
>
> TAP adapter (TAP-Windows Adapter V9) named TincVPN, and configured to
> 101.102.103.1 / 255.255.0.0
>
>
>
> Tinc.conf on machine user2 just three lines:
>
>
>
> Name = vpnuser2
>
> ConnectTo = vpnuser1
>
> Interface = TincVPN
>
>
>
> TAP adapter (TAP-Windows Adapter V9) named TincVPN, and configured to
> 101.102.103.2 / 255.255.0.0
>
>
>
> Hosts folder on both machines contains two files:
>
>
>
> vpnuser1
>
> Address = xyz.ddns.net
>
> Port = 655
>
> Subnet = 101.102.103.1/32
>
> --RSA KEY--
>
>
>
> vpnuser2
>
> Address = xyz.ddns.net
>
> Port = 656
>
> Subnet = 101.102.103.2/32
>
> --RSA KEY--
>
>
>
> I've confirmed that xyz.ddns.net has the correct IP address (matches the
> WAN address of the router), and is set up as "DNS Host (A)".  Tinc service
> on both machines is running.  RSA keys generated on each of machines user1
> and user2.  Local Windows firewalls allow incoming UDP and TCP traffic on
> all ports and IP addresses.
>
>
>
> Any idea on how can I debug this thing?  Seems so close, but so far away.
> Appreciate all thoughts.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
>
> *From: *Sven-Haegar Koch
> *Sent: *Tuesday, July 14, 2015 5:14 AM
> *To: *tinc at tinc-vpn.org
> *Subject: *Re: Please help debug Windows setup
>
>
>
>
>
> BindToAddress = 192.168.1.45 655
>
> Subnet = 192.168.1.45
>
>
>
> You should use different IP ranges for inside the VPN and outside of it
>
> - otherwise your OS does not now how to reach the destination IP
>
> correctly.
>
>
>
> So for example change the Subnet statements to 192.168.2.x
>
>
>
> Greetings
>
> Haegar
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 13 Jul 2015, Donald Pearson wrote:
>
>
>
> > Make sure your router supports nat reflection and has it enabled.
>
> >
>
> > On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 5:44 PM, Adam Macielinski <adam at macielinski.net>
> wrote:
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Thanks to John Wice for helping me with an earlier question.  My two
> PCs
>
> > > behind the same router are still having problems connecting.  Would
>
> > > appreciate thoughts on what I’m doing wrong…
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Router:
>
> > >
>
> > > Port 655 forwarded to 192.168.1.45, both TCP and UDP
>
> > >
>
> > > Port 656 forwarded to 192.168.1.51, both TCP and UDP
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Machine #1.
>
> > >
>
> > > ==========
>
> > >
>
> > > Local IP address on LAN = 192.168.1.45
>
> > >
>
> > > Windows Firewall allows all incoming TCP and UDP traffic for the
>
> > > Tinc.TincVPN service.
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Tinc.conf:
>
> > >
>
> > > Name = Adam
>
> > >
>
> > > ConnectTo = Erika
>
> > >
>
> > > Interface = TincVPN
>
> > >
>
> > > BindToAddress = 192.168.1.45 655
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Hosts/Adam:
>
> > >
>
> > > Address = XYZ.ddns.org  [WAN IP address, of router]
>
> > >
>
> > > Port = 655
>
> > >
>
> > > Subnet = 192.168.1.45
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Hosts/Erika:
>
> > >
>
> > > As below
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Machine #2.
>
> > >
>
> > > ==========
>
> > >
>
> > > Local IP address on LAN = 192.168.1.51
>
> > >
>
> > > Windows Firewall allows all incoming TCP and UDP traffic for the
>
> > > Tinc.TincVPN service.
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Tinc.conf:
>
> > >
>
> > > Name = Erika
>
> > >
>
> > > ConnectTo = Adam
>
> > >
>
> > > Interface = TincVPN
>
> > >
>
> > > BindToAddress = 192.168.1.51 656
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Hosts/Erika:
>
> > >
>
> > > Address = XYZ.ddns.org  [WAN IP address, of router, same as above]
>
> > >
>
> > > Port = 656
>
> > >
>
> > > Subnet = 192.168.1.51
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Hosts/Adam:
>
> > >
>
> > > As above
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Cheers,
>
> > >
>
> > > Adam
>
> > >
>
> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > >
>
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> c'ya
>
> sven-haegar
>
>
>
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