Testing A Vpn Tunnel Connection Using Ping; Configuring Windows Networking - Dell SonicWALL GX250 Manual

Testing a VPN Tunnel Connection Using PING

To verify that your VPN tunnel is working properly, it is useful to ping the IP address
of a computer on the remote network. By pinging the remote network, you send data
packets to the remote network and the remote network replies that it has received the
data packets. Your administrator supplies the remote IP address that you can use for
testing. The following steps explain how to ping a remote IP address.
1. Locate the Windows Start button in the lower left hand corner of the desktop
operating system. Click Start, then Run, and then type Command in the Open
filepath box. A DOS window opens to the C:>\ prompt.
2. Type ping, then the IP address of the host computer. Press Enter to begin the data
communication.
3. A successful ping communication returns data packet information to you. An un-
successful ping returns a message of Request Timed Out.
If you are unable to ping the remote network, wait a few minutes for the VPN tunnel
to become established, and try pinging the network again. If you are still unable to ping
the remote network, contact your network administrator.

Configuring Windows Networking

After you have successfully pinged the remote host and confirmed that your VPN tunnel
is working, your administrator may ask you to configure your computer for Windows
Networking. By configuring your computer for Windows Networking, you are able to
browse the remote network using Network Neighborhood. Before logging into the
remote network, you need to following information from your administrator:
• NT Account information including your username and password
• NT Domain Name
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