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I have a strange problem with Vista IPsec that I am hoping someone can help with. The exact setup below works fine on XP and Windows 7, but not on Vista for some reason:

I would like to setup an IPsec tunnel between Windows and a Netgear router so that I can communicate between Windows box and the LAN side (192.168.1.0/24 below) of the Netgear router:

Vista (10.1.1.2)  ----  (10.1.1.1) GW (192.168.1.0/24 - LAN)

On Vista, if I setup an IPsec filter to communicate from 10.1.1.2 to 192.168.1.0/24, IKE would not initiate negotiation. But if I setup a filter to a specific IP address (say, 192.168.1.1), IKE negotiates and tunnel gets setup. I followed exactly the same steps on XP and Windows 7 RC, and both are able to setup tunnels with subnet rule.

Has anyone tried this kind of setup on Vista? Has any one run into the same problem and is there a workaround? BTW, I am using MMC to setup the Policy and I am using Vista Home Premium.

Thanks, Rose

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This turned out to be a problem with Vista OS. It went away when I upgraded to SP2.

Rose