VPN

"Elie" <Elie.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> "Elie" <Elie.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:04D2BDAB-B1AB-478A-A8D3-F3E39DBB22E4@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi i'm trying to make a VPN connection, but for some reason when i got
>> > to
>> > the
>> > properties of the vpn connection and go into users, i can't change the
>> > users
>> > access password, there is like a huge password that keeps coming back
>> > even
>> > if
>> > i create a new user account, it will automically give it the same
>> > password
>> > that i don't know. Can anyone please help?
>>
>> I have never tried to change the user password there so I don't really
>> know
>> if you can do that. Why not go into the control panel "User Accounts" and
>> change the password there?
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783/en-us
>>
>> Also, the password you see in the VPN window on the server is a place
>> holder
>> only and used to hide the actual password.
>
> Yeah you're right, but you see i tried that, and i changed my password in
> the user accounts, but still when i tried to connect to my vpn server from
> a
> client pc, it still says that the user name or the password is wrong,
> that's
> why i thought it might be because of the other password that i talked
> about.
> thanks
>>

Is that the exact error message?

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"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> "Elie" <Elie RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:27B0C01D-05E4-4592-9310-0DB801C86FBC@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> "Elie" <Elie RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:04D2BDAB-B1AB-478A-A8D3-F3E39DBB22E4@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi i'm trying to make a VPN connection, but for some reason when i got
> >> > to
> >> > the
> >> > properties of the vpn connection and go into users, i can't change the
> >> > users
> >> > access password, there is like a huge password that keeps coming back
> >> > even
> >> > if
> >> > i create a new user account, it will automically give it the same
> >> > password
> >> > that i don't know. Can anyone please help?
> >>
> >> I have never tried to change the user password there so I don't really
> >> know
> >> if you can do that. Why not go into the control panel "User Accounts" and
> >> change the password there?
> >>
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783/en-us
> >>
> >> Also, the password you see in the VPN window on the server is a place
> >> holder
> >> only and used to hide the actual password.
> >
> > Yeah you're right, but you see i tried that, and i changed my password in
> > the user accounts, but still when i tried to connect to my vpn server from
> > a
> > client pc, it still says that the user name or the password is wrong,
> > that's
> > why i thought it might be because of the other password that i talked
> > about.
> > thanks
> >>
>
> Is that the exact error message?
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
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> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
> "Windows was unable to connect to the network using the username and password you provided, please reenter the username and password, you can enter a domain name or leave the domain file empty, domain name is not required ....
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"Elie" <Elie DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> "Elie" <Elie DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:27B0C01D-05E4-4592-9310-0DB801C86FBC@microsoft.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Elie" <Elie DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:04D2BDAB-B1AB-478A-A8D3-F3E39DBB22E4@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi i'm trying to make a VPN connection, but for some reason when i
>> >> > got
>> >> > to
>> >> > the
>> >> > properties of the vpn connection and go into users, i can't change
>> >> > the
>> >> > users
>> >> > access password, there is like a huge password that keeps coming
>> >> > back
>> >> > even
>> >> > if
>> >> > i create a new user account, it will automically give it the same
>> >> > password
>> >> > that i don't know. Can anyone please help?
>> >>
>> >> I have never tried to change the user password there so I don't really
>> >> know
>> >> if you can do that. Why not go into the control panel "User Accounts"
>> >> and
>> >> change the password there?
>> >>
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783/en-us
>> >>
>> >> Also, the password you see in the VPN window on the server is a place
>> >> holder
>> >> only and used to hide the actual password.
>> >
>> > Yeah you're right, but you see i tried that, and i changed my password
>> > in
>> > the user accounts, but still when i tried to connect to my vpn server
>> > from
>> > a
>> > client pc, it still says that the user name or the password is wrong,
>> > that's
>> > why i thought it might be because of the other password that i talked
>> > about.
>> > thanks
>> >>
>>
>> Is that the exact error message?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
>> mutual benefit of all of us...
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>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights...
>> How to ask a question
>> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>> "Windows was unable to connect to the network using the username and
>> password you provided, please reenter the username and password, you can
>> enter a domain name or leave the domain file empty, domain name is not
>> required ....


Well, I just tried this on a Vista Ultimate box and a XP Pro box and in both
cases I could "Add someone..." to the authorized clients list for the VPN
server, create a password, login, logoff, change the password, login and
logoff. My testing was over my local network just to see if I could login
after creating the account, etc.

Other than...

1. Verifying the correct user ID and password (start with a short simple
password).
2. Looking in the Event viewer for possible error messages.

....I really have nothing further to offer. Hopefully someone else can chime
in here and offer further help...

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"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl.RemoveThis@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Elie" <Elie.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0DDB6805-91A7-4373-BA2E-853B115C8574@microsoft.com...
>>
>>
>> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>>
>>> "Elie" <Elie.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:27B0C01D-05E4-4592-9310-0DB801C86FBC@microsoft.com...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> "Elie" <Elie.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:04D2BDAB-B1AB-478A-A8D3-F3E39DBB22E4@microsoft.com...
>>> >> > Hi i'm trying to make a VPN connection, but for some reason when i
>>> >> > got
>>> >> > to
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > properties of the vpn connection and go into users, i can't change
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > users
>>> >> > access password, there is like a huge password that keeps coming
>>> >> > back
>>> >> > even
>>> >> > if
>>> >> > i create a new user account, it will automically give it the same
>>> >> > password
>>> >> > that i don't know. Can anyone please help?
>>> >>
>>> >> I have never tried to change the user password there so I don't
>>> >> really
>>> >> know
>>> >> if you can do that. Why not go into the control panel "User Accounts"
>>> >> and
>>> >> change the password there?
>>> >>
>>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783/en-us
>>> >>
>>> >> Also, the password you see in the VPN window on the server is a place
>>> >> holder
>>> >> only and used to hide the actual password.
>>> >
>>> > Yeah you're right, but you see i tried that, and i changed my password
>>> > in
>>> > the user accounts, but still when i tried to connect to my vpn server
>>> > from
>>> > a
>>> > client pc, it still says that the user name or the password is wrong,
>>> > that's
>>> > why i thought it might be because of the other password that i talked
>>> > about.
>>> > thanks
>>> >>
>>>
>>> Is that the exact error message?
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>>
>>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
>>> mutual benefit of all of us...
>>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights...
>>> How to ask a question
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>>> "Windows was unable to connect to the network using the username and
>>> password you provided, please reenter the username and password, you can
>>> enter a domain name or leave the domain file empty, domain name is not
>>> required ....
>
>
> Well, I just tried this on a Vista Ultimate box and a XP Pro box and in
> both cases I could "Add someone..." to the authorized clients list for the
> VPN server, create a password, login, logoff, change the password, login
> and logoff. My testing was over my local network just to see if I could
> login after creating the account, etc.
>
> Other than...
>
> 1. Verifying the correct user ID and password (start with a short simple
> password).
> 2. Looking in the Event viewer for possible error messages.
>
> ...I really have nothing further to offer. Hopefully someone else can
> chime in here and offer further help...
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> mutual benefit of all of us...
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> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights...
> How to ask a question
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>

This illustrates where I added a new user w/password to my VPN server
authorized users list. Its basically the same for Vista and XP.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Vista/PPTP/VPNSetup03.jpg

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