Re: VPN Server

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"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:FEEE9588-3B55-45E9-9B69-36A773A2A600@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Tim" <Tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:DF83DBDD-5A16-4CF1-9177-021D664D13AD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
thank you for the reply.

yes...all necessary ports open etc..all passthrus enabled... pretty much
crossed my t's and dotted my i's on this. been round and round with Linksys
about it...and FINALLY got it working with XP Pro (server/host) and XP Home
(client) setup ONLY. Replicated all the exact same necessary settings for a
XP Home and XP Home setup.... only difference, it won't work for the life of
me... i get all the typical errors, can't remember all of them any more...
something like: connection can't be established, so ports closed etc....
basically all the SAME errors I was getting trying to set up the XP Pro and
XP Home setup until I finally set the IP to the server STATIC...then all
worked...did same for this new setup....identical settings as the working
test setup...so.... ALL I CAN FIGURE.... is XP Home CANNOT funtion as a
SERVER/HOST??????? : \


I don't know what "i get all the typical errors" means but without specifics no one will be able to help. Also if you did not run the test detailed in the URL I gave you its pretty hard for others to help...

If you can't get a VPN link to the PC then perhaps OpenVPN or Secure Shell (SSH) are good alternatives for you.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.html

http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=12&MMN_position=22:22
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureYourcopSSHServer-Vista.html

The Tunnelier SSH client. Ignore the parts about Remote Desktop if your connecting to an XP Home machine through the tunnel...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/Configure-Tunnelier.html

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To add a bit, make sure you test over your local LAN first from another local PC. Use the local LAN IP address of the server, *NOT* the public IP of the router or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN). The public addresses are only valid from a remote PC, ie. a PC not on the local LAN.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Vista/PPTP/BasicVPNTest.html

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