#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : VPN errors 809, 789 and 691 -- the tunnel will not come up Fix : Allow IPsec through the NAT in front of the client Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-vpn-809 Run as : Elevated PowerShell on the client Expect : 15 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Error 809 or 800, and the same profile works from another network. HOW TO UNDO IT Remove-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PolicyAgent' -Name AssumeUDPEncapsulationContextOnSendRule, then restart. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 # - THIS SCRIPT WILL NOT RUN UNTIL YOU EDIT IT - # The commands below contain values only you can supply. Search the # script for each one, replace it, then delete this block. $script:MustEdit = @( 'example.com' # a placeholder domain ) if ($script:MustEdit.Count) { Write-Host "" Write-Host ' This script needs editing before it can run.' -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host ' Replace each of these with a real value:' -ForegroundColor Yellow $script:MustEdit | ForEach-Object { Write-Host (" " + $_) -ForegroundColor Yellow } Write-Host "" Write-Host ' Then delete the $script:MustEdit block near the top.' Write-Host "" exit 2 } function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 4" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' VPN errors 809, 789 and 691 -- the tunnel will not come up' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Allow IPsec through the NAT in front of the client' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 15 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Check whether the server is even reachable on the right port. L2TP is UDP 500 and 4500, SSTP is TCP 443, IKEv2 is UDP 500 and 4500.' -Command { Test-NetConnection vpn.example.com -Port 443 -InformationLevel Detailed } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Set the NAT traversal value so the client will build a tunnel through a NAT device.' -Why 'By default Windows will not build an IPsec tunnel when both ends sit behind NAT. A value of 2 permits it, which is the standard fix for a home router in front of a client and a firewall in front of the server.' -Command { New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PolicyAgent' -Name AssumeUDPEncapsulationContextOnSendRule -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Restart the machine. The policy agent reads this at boot.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'If it still fails on that network only, the router is dropping UDP 500 -- switch the profile to SSTP over TCP 443, which passes through anything.' -Command { Set-VpnConnection -Name 'Work VPN' -TunnelType Sstp -Force } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'The tunnel connects and the assigned address appears.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-VpnConnection -Name 'Work VPN' | Format-List Name,ConnectionStatus,TunnelType ipconfig | findstr /i "PPP" } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-vpn-809' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Remove-ItemProperty -Path ''HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PolicyAgent'' -Name AssumeUDPEncapsulationContextOnSendRule, then restart.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule