Re: iPAQ 4155: VPN over Bluetooth

From: Luis A. Burgos [MCE MVP] (luis_at_net)
Date: 02/18/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 17:04:53 -0500

David,

Not, not exactly. I have an ActiveSync connection between my PC and my PDA,
at work via blue tooth.

Now, what I want is to connect to my home network at home, while I'm at
work, that is, establish a connection from my PDA, while I'm at the office,
and access the files on my home server. I can do that from my desktop PC at
work via VPN, I just want to do the same thing from my PDA. BTW, my home
server accepts PPTP.

The way my PDA connects to my PC at work is via BlueTooth. Right now I have
activeSync working via blie tooth, that's fine.

Question:

Is it possible to access my home network from my PDA while I'm at work if
the only link the PDA has to the outside world via bluetooth?

Since while I'm connected through the "ActiveSync" link to my PC at work, I
can access the internet, borsw the web and chat over IM, I assumed -perhaps
incorrectly- that if I started a VPN connection on top of that what I wanted
would be possible, but forget about Active Sync. Is there any way to achieve
this?

Thanks,

regards,

Luis

"David Hettel MS MVP - Mobile Devices" <dhettel@fuse.net> wrote in message
news:uptHphm9DHA.3292@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi Luis;
> If I understand, what you are saying, am I am not sure I am. You are
> establishing an ActiveSync connection, between work and home, and you want
> the ActiveSync to provide you with a network connection. ActiveSync is NOT
> setup to do that. ActiveSync can work over a Network connection, than is
how
> we can ActiveSync with WLAN or Bluetooth. But it will not provide a
network
> connection.
>
> --
> David Hettel
> Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices
>
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>
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>
> "Luis A. Burgos [MCE MVP]" <luis@net burgos.local.com> wrote in message
> news:eaERTJm9DHA.1592@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hi there,
> >
> > Here's my setup.
> >
> > PDA:
> > I have an iPAQ 4150 with Bluetooth and WiFi.
> >
> > Work network:
> > At work, we have a private network (192.168.xx.xx) with internet access.
> My
> > workstation is connected to the network and has ActiveSync 3.7.x
(whatever
> > the latest version is) I also have an IOGEAR Bluetooth USB adapter.
> >
> > Home Network.
> > At home, I have a server conected to the internet through a DSL modem
> > router, and have VPN server configured. I also have several workstations
> > with private addresses
> >
> > Purpose,
> >
> > I'd like to access my home network (shares, files, etc) while at work.
> >
> > Currently, I can activesync with the server at home while at work,
> connected
> > via Bluetooth, but I cannot access my network shares at home.
> >
> > I have ceated (using Bluetooth manager) an ActiveSync Bluetooth serial
> > connection and it works fantasticly. As soon as I turn blue tooth on and
> > double tap the "ActiveSync with WRKSTN" Bluetooth connection (has a
serial
> > connector icon), it establishes the communication, activesync kicks in,
> > connects to my server at home, and synchronizes the messages, calendar,
> etc.
> > So far so good.
> >
> > Now, when I try to access my home network (via Resco file explorer) it
> > cannot find the network. I created a VPN connection to my home server
but
> I
> > don't see it connected, even if I tap-hold and select "connect" it just
> make
> > a low-freq beep, but doesn't do anything, or try to connect.
> >
> > When bluetooth is connected, the icon on the taskbar (the double arrow)
> > reads "The Internet PC Connection"
> >
> > I have tried enabling "Network Access" service on the workstation and
the
> > creating a "Connect to a network" connection on BlueTooth mnanager, but
I
> > still can't access my home network.
> >
> > Is that possible at all? Does it make sense? Pardon my ignorance here.
> >
> > Any suggestion?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Luis
> >
> >
>
>

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