Microsoft VPN PPTP client through Cisco ASA Firewall

Scenario:

Using Microsoft Windows built in VPN Client to connect to remote PPTP VPN server through Cisco ASA firewall.

Symptom:

Error 619

Solution:

In ASA Firewall, enter below command.
ASA-active#conf t
ASA-active(config)#policy-map global_policy
ASA-active(config-pmap)# class inspection_default
ASA-active(config-pmap-c)#inspect pptp
ASA-active(config-pmap-c)#exit
ASA-active(config)#access-list $Inbound_Interface_ACL permit gre $source_ip/network any
ASA-active(config)#access-list $Inbound_Interface_ACL permit permit tcp $source_ip/network any eq pptp

Common Troubleshooting in Windows VPN Client

1. Open VPN Properties window, go to Security tab.
2. Change “Type of VPN” to PPTP