Re: Maximum multiple simultaneous vpn connection?

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I forgot to add these links. If your users need to access their individual
XP Pro desktops using Remote Desktop then a SSH tunnel works well for that
also. If the PCs are running XP Home then look at running UltraVNC through
the SSH tunnel...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/RemoteDesktopSSH.html
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/Private-publicKey.html
http://www.broadbandreports.com/faq/11544

http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=12&MMN_position=22:22
http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=faq&FAQ_op=view&FAQ_id=62
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty
http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/index.php

http://www.employees.org/~satch/ssh/faq/ssh-faq.html

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"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e7RVFQSEGHA.472@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> As Robert noted XP only supports one incoming VPN connection.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prcg_cnd_dbem.asp
>
> If you need more then you need to upgrade to a server class OS like
> Windows 2003 Server or Small Business Server (SBS)...
>
> If you only need secure access to files from a small number of multiple
> remote users then Secure Shell (SSH) and WinSCP would work well for that.
> Otherwise look at the true server solution...
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual
> benefit of all of us...
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> "Jimmy" <Jimmy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:D7D5075C-7155-4F68-B668-DD42D5942FDD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> SOHO with file server running Windows XP Professional. If this machine
>> is
>> configure to accept incoming connections from two external Windows XP
>> Professional VPN clients, will it support the connection of these two VPN
>> clients connecting simultaneously?
>>
>> Within a workgroup environment, I believe that if supports a maximum of
>> 10
>> concurrent connections to a folder share. Would this extend to Windows XP
>> Professional VPN's and imply that the maximum simultaneous VPN
>> connections to
>> this machine is limited to 10.
>>
>> "Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry. XP VPN is peer to peer VPN.
>>>
>>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>>> "Jimmy" <Jimmy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:8D2E65F2-334D-4CE6-8294-141A45311BD1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Does Windows XP Professional support multiple simultaneous vpn
>>> connections?
>>> If so, what is the maximum vpn clients it supports?
>
>


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