Re: Can I sync with my desktop while at a hotspot?

From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:48:30 -0600

For PPTP VPN you need TCP Port 1723 open and the firewall must also be able to pass GRE Protocol 47
traffic... 

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"shezageek" <notavailable@domain.com> wrote in message 
news:OTl%23scjAFHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Al,
>
> My friend's husband is an it guy at my husbands work. He wants to know how he would have to 
> configure his firewall with this. I know I have a couple one via my isp and the windows xp 
> version.
>
> I should also tell you that they run windows xp home as I do. I saw in the link however that it 
> looks like the information is provided for that in the article you have created so I am assuming 
> that this will not present a problem.
> "Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message 
> news:uPsNVCjAFHA.1084@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Direct dial into the PC via a modem or over the public internet via a VPN. Here are two pages 
>> that may be of interest...
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;818199
>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/WM2003/WM2003PPTPVPN.html
>>
>> Personally I do PPTP VPN remote sync occasionally...
>>
>> -- 
>>    Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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>>
>> "shezageek" <notavailable@domain.com> wrote in message 
>> news:%23fHJxaiAFHA.2608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>I have a friend who recently asked if she could use her dell axim to sync with her desktop at 
>>>home ....say if she were sitting at starbucks. I personally don't sync until I am at home, but I 
>>>thought it was a good question. I would assume it can be done but don't know much about it. Can 
>>>anyone explain how it is done and how many options for doing it are available?
>>
>
>

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