VPN Problems with SPV C500

[Guest rvonoven]

I am having problems in connecting my SPV C500 via VPN to my workplace..

We are using a SonicWall firewall at our workplace and the Client software that comes with it to connect remotely. In order to get connected via VPN from my SPV, I have entered the following VPN parameters in ‘VPN Connections’ on my smartphone:

VPN type: IPSec/L2TP

Server: The IP address for the peer

Connects from: The Internet

Connects to: The Internet

User Name: N/A

Password: N/A

Domain: N/A

IPSec authentication: Pre-Shared Key

IPSec Pre-shared Key: I entered the correct key here

User Name/Password/Domain were not completed as they weren’t required and therefore not set at the SonicWall.

I also set the ‘Access point’ to ‘internetvpn’ in ‘Orange GPRS’ of ‘GPRS Connections’.

I have set up an e-mail account on the SPV, which account get dealt with at the e-mail server on the VPN.

When I try to do a ‘send/receive’ I am getting the following error message:

‘The following errors occurred while sending and receiving mail: An error occurred while downloading messages. Verify that you have network coverage and that your account information is correct and then try again.’

I have checked the settings over and over again, but without any success. By the way, my SPV is set up for GPRS and VPN by Orange.

Can anybody help here?

[Guest gavdv]

I've had problems connecting all of the SPV series to my workplace!

Using PPTP over the internetvpn GPRS access point.

I have posted messages on the Orange Partner / Orange Developers forum, but had no response!

[Guest Dade]

Does the VPN connection actually establish?

[Guest blowdart]

You realise that, at least on "personal" accounts, orange block all the common VPN ports over GPRS?

[Guest Dade]

They dont actually block the VPN ports, its to do with the NAT that takes place over the 'normal' gprs connection.

[Guest martin]

Here's a previous topic for C500 and VPN connection.

http://www.modaco.com/viewtopic.php?t=1134...6&highlight=vpn

Hopefully it might help.