User comments on ISPs
>> BT Broadband

Spinstorm
(committed) Wed 05-Dec-12 00:36:19

BT Infinity Blocking VPN?

[link to this post]

About a month ago I noticed I could no longer get ANY data transmitted when connected to my UK Strong VPN connection on BT Infinity.

I tried the PPTP and L2TP and neither work.

However I can connect to the US VPN I have with them no problem.

What is going on? Is BT blocking VPN and if so why is the US VPN working but not the UK?

Strong VPN say that there is no problem at their end....

jchamier
(knowledge is power) Wed 05-Dec-12 08:20:03

Re: BT Infinity Blocking VPN?

[re: Spinstorm] [link to this post]

In reply to a post by Spinstorm:
Strong VPN say that there is no problem at their end....

No problems using PPTP and IPSec VPNs on BT Infinity here - but I'm not using the Home Hub.

James BT Infinity 2 19/09/2012 - Estimate 44.6/6.5 - Install 52/12 - Actual 46 / 8 Mbps
_{13 years of broadband - 1999 ntl:(512k/1M)/BTbusiness(2M)/Metronet(2M)/Bulldog(8M/16M)/BE(19M/16M)/BT FTTC(46M)}

BatBoy
(legend) Wed 05-Dec-12 08:25:25

Re: BT Infinity Blocking VPN?

[re: Spinstorm] [link to this post]

Try changing your DNS servers on the PC. Try lowering the MTU. These are the usual suspects.

_{_____________________________________________________________________________________________ this is not usenet __________________}

jchamier
(knowledge is power) Wed 05-Dec-12 08:28:21

Re: BT Infinity Blocking VPN?

[re: BatBoy] [link to this post]

Lower MTU on the PC first, don't touch the router.

MHC
(sensei) Wed 05-Dec-12 09:01:26

Re: BT Infinity Blocking VPN?

[re: Spinstorm] [link to this post]

Have not come across it ...

In line with others: what are the MTUs that you have set? Router and PC. Have you changed any firewall settings on the router and blocked any ports?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

M H C

taurus excreta cerebrum vincit

Spinstorm
(committed) Fri 07-Dec-12 18:49:00

Re: BT Infinity Blocking VPN?

[re: MHC] [link to this post]

I'm on a Mac..

If anyone can take me through how to change the MTU and open the firewall on the HomeHub up/ change the DNS then I will try those.

If does seem like a strange problem.

Print Thread

Jump to