[WRT54G v.5] Cannot setup VPN to work due to IP conflict

Hi,
I am completely ignorant about routers and networking and I've tried to read through threads that seem related to my problem but didn't find a solution. So I will try to give as much information as I can and hopefully someone can help me out!
Router: WRT54G v5, Firmware v1.01.0, Default Gateway: 192.168.2.1
VPN Client Software: Check Point VPN-1 SecuRemote, NG with Application Intelligence R56 HFA-03 (Build 619)
Situation: PCs at work have IP addresses starting with 192.168.*, which conflicts with the IP address assign to my home PC
Thanks in advance for any input here!

How have you configured your router before if it is using 192.168.2.1?
Connect to the web-based interface of the router. The default address is http://192.168.1.1/ but if you have changed it it would be http://192.168.2.1/ for you. It will ask for a username and password. The default password is "admin" there (no username) but I hope you have changed it before. If not, this would be a good time to do it...
The setup page appears in the browser. Somewhere in the middle of the screen is the Network Setup section where you define the Local IP Address of the router and the subnet mask. Change the local IP address to whatever base address you like... save the settings... done.
For further configuration you must now point your browser to the new IP address obviously. If you are using DHCP on your computer you must renew the DHCP address. I guess a "Repair" of the network connection should do. If you have a static IP address you must change it that it is in the new LAN. After your computer has a proper IP address in the new LAN it can connect again to the router under the new IP address and it should also be able to use the internet connection of the router (or whatever else is connected on the internet port of the router)

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At line:1 char:1
+ RemoteAccess\Install-RemoteAccess -VpnType Vpn
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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WMI Provider Name
WMI Provider Model
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WMI Provider Model
WMI provider binary
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ROOT/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/REMOTEACCESS/SERVER
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Thank you in advance.
Regards
Josef
Support Engineer
(MCP) Microsoft Certified Professional
(MCTS) Exchange Server 2010, Configuring
(CCNA) Cisco Certified Network Associate

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Here is a good blog to troubleshoot WMI issues.
WMI: Rebuilding the WMI Repository
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2009/04/13/wmi-rebuilding-the-wmi-repository.aspx
First, I want to confirm if the good system is at the same hotfix/SP.
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If the issue persists, we can choose to rebuild the repository.
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Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox pppd[1945]: remote IP address 10.17.10.1
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Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox pppd[1945]: secondary DNS address 10.17.2.23
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Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: <info> VPN Gateway: 192.168.146.114
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Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: <info> Internal Address: 10.17.10.3
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: <info> Internal Prefix: 32
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: <info> Internal Point-to-Point Address: 10.17.10.1
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Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: <info> Internal DNS: 10.17.2.23
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: <info> DNS Domain: '(none)'
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Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: remote IP address 10.17.10.1
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Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: secondary DNS address 10.17.2.23
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Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox pppd[1945]: Sent 0 bytes, received 0 bytes.
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox pppd[1945]: MPPE disabled
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox pppd[1945]: Connection terminated.
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox dbus[579]: [system] Rejected send message, 10 matched rules; type="error", sender=":1.51" (uid=0 pid=1938 comm="/usr/lib/networkmanager/nm-pptp-service ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.52" (uid=0 pid=1945 comm="/sbin/pppd pty /sbin/pptp 192.168.146.114 --nolaunc")
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox dbus[579]: [system] Rejected send message, 10 matched rules; type="error", sender=":1.51" (uid=0 pid=1938 comm="/usr/lib/networkmanager/nm-pptp-service ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.52" (uid=0 pid=1945 comm="/sbin/pppd pty /sbin/pptp 192.168.146.114 --nolaunc")
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox dbus[579]: [system] Rejected send message, 10 matched rules; type="error", sender=":1.51" (uid=0 pid=1938 comm="/usr/lib/networkmanager/nm-pptp-service ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.52" (uid=0 pid=1945 comm="/sbin/pppd pty /sbin/pptp 192.168.146.114 --nolaunc")
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox dbus[579]: [system] Rejected send message, 10 matched rules; type="error", sender=":1.51" (uid=0 pid=1938 comm="/usr/lib/networkmanager/nm-pptp-service ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.52" (uid=0 pid=1945 comm="/sbin/pppd pty /sbin/pptp 192.168.146.114 --nolaunc")
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox dbus[579]: [system] Rejected send message, 10 matched rules; type="error", sender=":1.51" (uid=0 pid=1938 comm="/usr/lib/networkmanager/nm-pptp-service ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.52" (uid=0 pid=1945 comm="/sbin/pppd pty /sbin/pptp 192.168.146.114 --nolaunc")
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: inet 10.17.0.0/16 table main
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: priority 0x1 protocol static
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: nexthop via 10.17.1.1 dev 10
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: <error> [1408949065.487073] [platform/nm-linux-platform.c:2252] link_change(): Netlink error changing link 10: <DOWN> mtu 0 (1) driver 'unknown' udi '/sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0': No such device
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: <error> [1408949065.487153] [platform/nm-linux-platform.c:1777] delete_object(): Netlink error deleting 10.17.10.3/32 lft forever pref forever lifetime 1862-0[4294967295,4294967295] dev ppp0 src kernel: No such device (-31)
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: ** Message: Terminated ppp daemon with PID 1945.
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox kernel: Loading kernel module for a network device with CAP_SYS_MODULE (deprecated). Use CAP_NET_ADMIN and alias netdev- instead.
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: Terminating on signal 15
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: Modem hangup
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 8 / phase 'network'
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: Connect time 0.0 minutes.
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: Sent 0 bytes, received 0 bytes.
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: MPPE disabled
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 10 / phase 'terminate'
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 5 / phase 'establish'
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 5 / phase 'establish'
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 11 / phase 'disconnect'
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: Connection terminated.
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 1 / phase 'dead'
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox dbus[579]: [system] Rejected send message, 10 matched rules; type="error", sender=":1.51" (uid=0 pid=1938 comm="/usr/lib/networkmanager/nm-pptp-service ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.52" (uid=0 pid=1945 comm="/sbin/pppd pty /sbin/pptp 192.168.146.114 --nolaunc")
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_exit_notify): cleaning up
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox pppd[1945]: Exit.
Aug 24 23:44:25 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: ** (nm-pptp-service:1938): WARNING **: pppd exited with error code 16
Aug 24 23:44:45 MyArchBox NetworkManager[578]: <info> VPN service 'pptp' disappeared
If you've gotten this far, thank you for taking the time to read through all this! Any help that you can give would be much appreciated.
Last edited by greyseal96 (2014-08-27 15:20:02)

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NetworkManager[619]: <info> Starting VPN service 'pptp'...
NetworkManager[619]: <info> VPN service 'pptp' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 31139
NetworkManager[619]: <info> VPN service 'pptp' appeared; activating connections
NetworkManager[619]: <info> VPN connection 'MyVPN' (ConnectInteractive) reply received.
NetworkManager[619]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: starting (3)
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NetworkManager[619]: <info> VPN connection 'MyVPN' (Connect) reply received.
pppd[31148]: Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.7/nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded.
NetworkManager[619]: Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.7/nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded.
NetworkManager[619]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (plugin_init): initializing
pppd[31148]: pppd 2.4.7 started by root, uid 0
NetworkManager[619]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 3 / phase 'serial connection'
pppd[31148]: Using interface ppp0
pppd[31148]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/5
NetworkManager[619]: Using interface ppp0
NetworkManager[619]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/5
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pptp[31157]: nm-pptp-service-31139 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:792]: Client connection established.
pptp[31157]: nm-pptp-service-31139 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:258]: Sent control packet type is 7 'Outgoing-Call-Request'
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NetworkManager[619]: Connection terminated.
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pppd[31148]: Exit.
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NetworkManager[619]: Modem hangup
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NetworkManager[619]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: connect-failed (1)
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NetworkManager[619]: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: unknown (0)
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ipbase        ipbasek9      Permanent     ipbasek9
security      securityk9    Permanent     securityk9
data          None          None          None
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I have a very strange issue concerning making VPN work on two iOS devices I have. I have recently setup Lion Server on a MacMini here in the office with L2TP VPN using a shared secrert phrase and a password authentication.
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root# serveradmin settings vpn
vpn:vpnHost = ""
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:Server:Logfile = "/var/log/ppp/vpnd.log"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:Server:VerboseLogging = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:Server:MaximumSessions = 128
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:DNS:OfferedSearchDomains:_array_index:0 = "ri.cox.net"
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vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:Radius:Servers:_array_index:0:Address = "1.1.1.1"
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vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:Interface:Type = "PPP"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:LCPEchoFailure = 5
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:DisconnectOnIdle = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:AuthenticatorEAPPlugins:_array_index:0 = "EAP-RSA"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:AuthenticatorACLPlugins:_array_index:0 = "DSACL"
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vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:IPCPCompressionVJ = 0
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:ACSPEnabled = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:LCPEchoEnabled = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:LCPEchoInterval = 60
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vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:AuthenticatorProtocol:_array_index:0 = "MSCHAP2"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:MPPEKeySize40 = 0
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:AuthenticatorPlugins:_array_index:0 = "DSAuth"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:Logfile = "/var/log/ppp/vpnd.log"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:VerboseLogging = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:DisconnectOnIdleTimer = 7200
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:CCPProtocols:_array_index:0 = "MPPE"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:IPv4:ConfigMethod = "Manual"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:IPv4:DestAddressRanges:_array_index:0 = "192.168.15.224"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:IPv4:DestAddressRanges:_array_index:1 = "192.168.15.254"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:IPv4:OfferedRouteAddresses = _empty_array
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:IPv4:OfferedRouteTypes = _empty_array
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:IPv4:OfferedRouteMasks = _empty_array
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Server:LoadBalancingAddress = "1.2.3.4"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Server:MaximumSessions = 128
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Server:LoadBalancingEnabled = 0
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Server:Logfile = "/var/log/ppp/vpnd.log"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Server:VerboseLogging = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:DNS:OfferedSearchDomains:_array_index:0 = "ri.cox.net"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:DNS:OfferedServerAddresses:_array_index:0 = "192.168.15.1"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Radius:Servers:_array_index:0:SharedSecret = "1"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Radius:Servers:_array_index:0:Address = "1.1.1.1"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Radius:Servers:_array_index:1:SharedSecret = "2"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Radius:Servers:_array_index:1:Address = "2.2.2.2"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:enabled = yes
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Interface:SubType = "L2TP"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Interface:Type = "PPP"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:LCPEchoFailure = 5
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:DisconnectOnIdle = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:AuthenticatorEAPPlugins:_array_index:0 = "EAP-KRB"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:AuthenticatorACLPlugins:_array_index:0 = "DSACL"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:VerboseLogging = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:IPCPCompressionVJ = 0
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:ACSPEnabled = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:LCPEchoInterval = 60
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:LCPEchoEnabled = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:AuthenticatorProtocol:_array_index:0 = "MSCHAP2"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:AuthenticatorPlugins:_array_index:0 = "DSAuth"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:Logfile = "/var/log/ppp/vpnd.log"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:DisconnectOnIdleTimer = 7200
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:SharedSecretEncryption = "Keychain"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:LocalIdentifier = ""
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:SharedSecret = "com.apple.ppp.l2tp"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:AuthenticationMethod = "SharedSecret"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:RemoteIdentifier = ""
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:IdentifierVerification = "None"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:LocalCertificate = <>
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPv4:ConfigMethod = "Manual"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPv4:DestAddressRanges:_array_index:0 = "192.168.15.241"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPv4:DestAddressRanges:_array_index:1 = "192.168.15.249"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPv4:OfferedRouteAddresses = _empty_array
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPv4:OfferedRouteTypes = _empty_array
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPv4:OfferedRouteMasks = _empty_array
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:L2TP:Transport = "IPSec"

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Jul 26 20:00:36 iPhone-4 racoon[718] <Info>: [718] INFO: @(#)This product linked OpenSSL 0.9.7l 28 Sep 2006 (http://www.openssl.org/)
Jul 26 20:00:36 iPhone-4 racoon[718] <Info>: [718] INFO: Reading configuration from "/etc/racoon/racoon.conf"
Jul 26 20:00:36 iPhone-4 racoon[718] <Info>: [718] ERROR: /var/run/racoon/68.9.232.78.conf:6: "?gLA" syntax error
Jul 26 20:00:36 iPhone-4 racoon[718] <Info>: [718] ERROR: fatal parse failure (1 errors)
That is why I never saw any attempt to connect. The actual process would bomb out before attempting to make a connection to the server.
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Y|WNwvM_O"?gLA$F@adT
Looks like it was the " or the ? symbols.
Once I changed the shared secret key the issue went away and the iPhone and iPad could connect to vpn without issue.
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