host not accessible

[james007]

Hi,
I'm new to this so apologies for my ignorance.
I am trying to connect 2 remote PCs together so that both can work simultaneously on the same application.
The host PC is connected via an ADSL modem. The client is connected through a NetGear adsl router/modem.
As I can't be in both places at the same time, I'm first trying to test with both PCs connected through the router/Modem (netgear) - this maybe where i'm having the problem. Both PCs have fixed IPs, i've set up the firewall to accept port 809 and i can ping both PCs. I've also set to the router to RIP_2B...
When I try and connect to the host i get the "not accessible" error dialog - which I have understood to be an issue with routing.
I've looked thru the forum but am now well and truly stuck.

Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

james

[MattP]

Hi James,

If you are using two pcs on the same LAN to test the VPN then you might run into some difficulty. Each end of the VPN needs to be on a different subnet, otherwise you will get routing problems. If you check the tunnels, do you see them as active or in conflict?

If the tunnels show a conflict then you'll need to change IP addresses, probably on the internal NIC.