Citrix xenapp via cisco vpn

[vbox4me2]

vbox 3.1.2, host vista guest xp, The vpn(with rsa key) works fine, but xenapp can't find the server it advertises, using vbox NAT, with bridge it works fine, anyone any idea?

[Perryg]

Depending on exactly what is going on.
6.3.3. NAT limitations
Receiving of UDP broadcasts is not reliable:
Protocols such as GRE are unsupported:
I have not been that successful using NAT for VPN with special scenarios

[vbox4me2]

I know but the VPN is setup properly and running, its an upd vpn as well.

[Perryg]

What about name resolution? Are you using NetBios, or simple ip address?
There has to be something that is confusing the issue. I normally just use Bridged for VPN connection so I have not troubleshot this that much.
This may help http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/51 ... 38889.html

[sej7278]

Cisco VPN has got to be the worst VPN solution ever hasn't it - I see so many posts about it, especially on Linux forums, why do people use it?

I use Nortel VPN, OpenVPN and PPTP on Windows/Linux/Mac no problem - even with VirtualBox.

[Perryg]

I think it all boils down to the encryption and encapsulation that is used. I have used IPSec and OpenVPN on a NAT and it worked, but it really has to do with the router as well. What works at one place will not work at another. Too many things can cause it to fail. I can not say a lot about the Cisco VPN software because I don't have it and have not used it, but from what I have seen on here I doubt I would us it in a VBox environment myself.

[vbox4me2]

Sometimes you got no choice when an external rsa key is part of the vpn process.

[Perryg]

Understood and appreciate your situation.
Since the VBox router is not going to handle this too well (according to them) what is the encapsulation? Can you change that or is it fixed as well?
Also are the local routers set to forward encapsulated NAT? IPsec or PPTP?
What about Cisco AnyConnect VPN will this work as it is supposed to handle connections that are otherwise not working?
Just throwing out ideas my friend.

[vbox4me2]

I have no idea what I've done but all of a sudden it started working...... hmmm sigh argg.. I did send a mail to that fat sun bloke via his blog, maybe thats what did the trick other then that I'm clueless why its working now via nat.

[vbox4me2]

A summary of what has changed since it wasn't working:
1. windows patches feb 2010 (host(vista) and guest(xp))
2. flash update (host(vista) and guest(xp))
3. removed kpn dashboard 3g software, replaced with 3g e1750 and mobile partner
4. openoffice update 3.2
vbox still at 3.1.2
Client vpn concentrator might have had a split dns issue though with Bridge it always worked.