Re: Can windows XP Pro support a VPN connection?

From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 02/18/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 05:16:41 -0600

Yes, XP can accept one incoming VPN connection at a time. Here are pages that illustrate how to set
this up...

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

How I setup a VPN server for access using an iPAQ PocketPC...

http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/WM2003/WM2003PPTPVPN.html 

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"Mauricio" <sound_fx@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:E5D06A3C-FACF-4145-90F0-C04F144E2CE8@microsoft.com...
> I would like to access my home PC running windows XP pro from another computer running windows XP
pro via the internet through a VPN.  Can this de done? or does my home PC have to be running a
server OS?  Can someone please let me know and send me a response to sound_fx@shaw.ca
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mauricio G.

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