Smoothwall VPN set up - hand holding required!!

[mdrabble]

I'm having one of these days where no matter how much I try and follow the Smoothwall guides for setting up VPN, it just isnt happening.

 

I've logged a ticket but I can see this being a long wait, so I've come here for help.

 

I need to create a VPN connection to a single VM (sounds simple enough but try telling my brain that!)

 

Anyone done this before that can help? - Looking at IPSEC using a shared Key as VPN will be removed after a week and no longer used.

 

Cheers in advance

[ibpalle]

Should be simple enough but vpns are always tricky - so many parameters that have to fit. Are you trying to create a VPN between 2 smoothwalls so you can access a VM or are you wanting to create a tunnel between a Smoothwall and a VM.

[mdrabble]

Trying to create an tunnel from Smoothwall to a VM.

 

It for a Pen Tester to access a VM to do some Pen Testing.

 

When I try and create the VPN it keeps telling me the client IP is not on an internal subnet - which it is.

 

All internal subnets are on Smoothwall, so I have no idea why it keeps telling me this.

 

Having a break from it since this morning I was going to try again this evening but not had chance to revisit it yet.

[ibpalle]

So an ipsec VPN to what VM OS type? What software is the VM client using if any?