Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

pollardhimself — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:02:27 GMT

Ill simplify the the long fix for the advpack.dll error

1st you need to get the advpack.dll and cmstp.exe for a xp machine and stick them on the desktop of your cmak machine or where ever you want

then just type "\windows\syswow64\iexpress /N

dont put the .sed filename in a gui will appear!

click open existing self extraction directive file

"browse to your sed file"

Modify self extraction directive file

extract files and run an installation command

package title

confirmation prompt

License agreement

Packaged files

"Remove the advpack.dll and the cmstp.exe filenames"

then click add and browse to the windows xp advpack.dll and add it then add the cmstp.exe

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

David Overton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:08:47 GMT

@Andy,

If files are synching then this is a strange one. Can you access the server via IP address?

Thanks

David

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

Andy Steadman — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:32:43 GMT

The user connects to the VPN OK and the files are sync-ing between the server and the user remotely however when browsing the server (\\servername from run) they cannot see the shared folders. I have tried \\servername.domainname.local etc but still cannot view the shares. Any ideas?

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

Russ Stevens — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:00:02 GMT

Ok, I followed the instructions exactly and I'm seeing the same error. I hate to say anything against Microsoft but I can get better results using a Watchguard firewall.

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

Mike Walker — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:32:13 GMT

Suggestion: might it be a good idea if Microsoft fixed the application so it actually did all of this correctly! (just add some extra checkboxes for 32-bit vs. 64-bit and use the correct files to build the exe) They went through the trouble of creating a wizard that doesn't work?

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

David Overton — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:58:14 GMT

@dfhall - you are correct that this can be done by the client, but for those who don't want to talk the users through this, then this can be used. The choice is yours.

David

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

dfhall — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:01:56 GMT

I don't quite see the reason for doing this at all. You can simply create the VPN connection using the "New Connection Wizard" on the client machine. It takes 3 seconds. I guess if you had to roll out vpn to many clients, this exe might make it easier. But still you have to train the users to use it. Anyway, does this installer provide any benefits aside from the ability to deploy this to clients using a script or group policy?

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

Wim — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:02:23 GMT

Brian, excellent info!

Solved my problem.

Thanks!

Wim

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

Brian Reid — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:42:24 GMT

I have solved the i386 issue when creating the profile on an x64 machine that is mentioned in the comments. Thanks David for the prompt in the syswow64 direction, but you still need to use i386 versions of cmstp.exe and advpack.dll or the profle will not deploy to an i386 machine. See www.c7solutions.com/.../create-i386-cmak-profile-on-x64-machine.aspx for the steps.

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

Aravind — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:43:22 GMT

I have exact situation like Wim but I get an error message "Error opening Makecab Directive file". When I looked up online, they are referring to a .ddf file. Can you tell me where I can find one?

Thanks

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

mjmeans — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:15:07 GMT

I have the exact same error and configuration as Wim. Client computer is Win XP SP3 32-bit. Server is AMD 64-bit. I tried both with the iexplore /N command and without. Neither works.

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

Wim — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:02:54 GMT

I receive the exact same error message:

Error creating process <C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\IXP000.TMP\.\cmstp.exe vlk-vpn.inf>. Reason: C:\WINDOWS\system32\advpack.dll

The cmak profile was created on a W2K8 x64 server, to be deployed on a XP SP3 x86 machine.

I did follow the steps described at the end of your post and ran the command from an administrative command prompt.

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

David Overton — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:16:38 GMT

Ted,

did you run the command from and administrative command prompt?

thanks

David

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

Ted — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:14:43 GMT

I'm having an issue with the following error

Error creating process

<c:\users\tom\appdata\local\temp\IXP000.TMP\.\cmstp.exe vpn.inf>. Reason C:\Windows\system32\advpack.dll

Has anyone had this issue and know of a resolution?

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

David Overton — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:05:39 GMT

Hi,

thanks to Adam for sending the files through - I've updated the process to include how to create a 32-bit EXE file.

Thanks

David

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

David Overton — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:54:18 GMT

Adam,

I don't appear to have had anyone zip up and e-mail me the EXE & other files produced yet. If you could do that, send them to doverton@microsoft.com and I will look at them.

Thanks

David

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

Adam — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:24:23 GMT

Any updates on the EXE files? I am having the same problem.

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

David Overton — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:46:56 GMT

As per before, could you contact me at the e-mail address above so I can arrange an e-mail of the program?

thanks

David

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

Curt — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:31:08 GMT

I am getting the same error using the XP Option.

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

David Overton — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:58:01 GMT

Guys,

could one of you send me your exe file - it appears to work fine for me .... I would like to compare the differences.

Thanks

David

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

Jim — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:39:10 GMT

I'm finding the same thing - and I _have_ selected the XP option...

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

David Overton — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:05:57 GMT

Kevin,

you may have noticed that the very first step said "Vista or XP" and I chose Vista. Have you tried selecting the XP, Windows Server 2003 option?

thanks

David

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

kevin — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:14:29 GMT

Hi David,

Thanks for the detailed instruction, but after I created EXE file, and run it on winXP machine, it says it is not a valid win32 application. Is there something I am missing?

Thanks,

Kevin