VPN in XP Pro

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Parker

Have a look at these MS technical Articles (they helped me
with Win2k)....

VPN Website
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies/commu...

RA Intro and Overview
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitwork...

Deploying RA VPNs
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/...

HTH

Malcolm



"Parker" <Parker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:783110D7-5048-483A-87D7-C1D4F0FFE592@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone tell me where I can find step by step
> directions on how to setup a
> VPN on XP SP2. I have a server set up 1 machine hooked
> directly to a cble
> modem with windows firewall enabled. I am try to net work
> to this machine
> with my machine with XP Pro SP2 with firewall enabled this
> machine is behind
> a Linksys WRT54G wireless router. Problem I make the
> connection to the
> machine just fine but I can't see the server on the other
> end it doesn't
> show up in "network places" or in the "View Workgroup
> Computers" screen. I
> assume I should see the server in these places. On the
> server I have only 1
> folder being shared and both of the printers. I have
> hooked this up in
> several senarios on my end even totally turning off the
> firewalls on both
> ends and hooking my macine directly to the cable modem
> with no luck. I know
> after all this there is some check box somewhere that I
> haven't checked. In
> the future I am going to be setting up my machne behind
> the router to be a
> server so if anyone has any tips on this I whould
> appriecate your help.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server....
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm
these gave me what I needed to start
very nice and easy to follow

"Parker" <Parker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:783110D7-5048-483A-87D7-C1D4F0FFE592@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone tell me where I can find step by step directions on how to
> setup a
> VPN on XP SP2. I have a server set up 1 machine hooked directly to a cble
> modem with windows firewall enabled. I am try to net work to this machine
> with my machine with XP Pro SP2 with firewall enabled this machine is
> behind
> a Linksys WRT54G wireless router. Problem I make the connection to the
> machine just fine but I can't see the server on the other end it doesn't
> show up in "network places" or in the "View Workgroup Computers" screen.
> I
> assume I should see the server in these places. On the server I have only
> 1
> folder being shared and both of the printers. I have hooked this up in
> several senarios on my end even totally turning off the firewalls on both
> ends and hooking my macine directly to the cable modem with no luck. I
> know
> after all this there is some check box somewhere that I haven't checked.
> In
> the future I am going to be setting up my machne behind the router to be a
> server so if anyone has any tips on this I whould appriecate your help.