Remote desktop behind Linksys wireless

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You won't need a VPN to get access to the Terminal Server operating in
Administration mode on the Win2K server.

Take a look at Al's Linksys page for information on how to set up your
router
(http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/RemoteDesktop/Multiple_PC_RD.html).
Ignore the Multiple RD server parts...

To set up a VPN, you will need to forward TCP Port 1723, enable
PPTP/GRE Passthrough, and follow the instructions at
http://onecomputerguy.com/w2k/w2k_vpn/w2k_vpn.htm

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking & Smart Display MVP)
jeffreyr-support@remotenetworktechnology.com

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On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:12:02 -0700, "UB"
<UB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I want to connect (remote desktop) to a computer running Windows 2000 Server that is connected to a Linksys wireless network router(the serveris wired directly to the router). The system is on cable (broadband)
> I want to be able to use my notebook (running XPpro) to connect to the network server remotely using remote desktop.
> The server presently is only being used as a web server with FTP also enabled.
> I am not sure what VPN setup entails on the windows 2000 Server platform as I don't know where to get this information.
>