Re: IPSec VPN into XP Pro

From: Sooner Al [MVP] (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 02/24/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 05:34:40 -0600

Thanks... 

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"Jeffrey Randow (MVP)" <jeffreyr-support@remotenetworktechnology.com> wrote in message 
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> XP can act as an IPSEC server..  It can't do NAT-T, though..  Thus you
> must have static IP's and use the fullblown L2TP, which is much more
> difficult to use...
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> On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:29:59 -0600, "Sooner Al [MVP]"
> <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote:
>
>>AFAIK, and I certainly could be wrong about this, but XP can't act as an IPSec server...Others can
>>speak to that issue.
>>
>>You can, however, setup a PPTP VPN tunnel...
>>
>>http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
>>http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm
>>
>>In the case of PPTP VPN you need to forward TCP Port 1723 and enable GRE Protocol 47 traffic 
>>through
>>any firewall/NAT/router at the server end to the private LAN IP of the PPTP VPN server. The later 
>>is
>>sometimes called "PPTP Pass Through" or "VPN Pass Through" on consumer grade routers...
>>
>>Another alternative may be a SSH tunnel. I do that into my home LAN and use either Remote
>>Desktop/UltraVNC to access my XP Pro/Home desktops or WinSCP to transfer files to/from the home 
>>LAN
>>from a remote location... The SSH tunnel is encrypted end-to-end and is very easy to setup and 
>>use,
>>particularly for a home user.
>>
>>http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/SSH-RDP-VNC/RemoteDesktopVNCandSSH.html
>>
>>In the case of SSH you need to forward TCP Port 22 through the firewall/NAT/router to the SSH
>>server's private LAN IP address.
>

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