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More info?)
Hmmm...I have never had a problem with either the old ICF or the new SP2
Windows Firewall getting a PPTP VPN tunnel through. In my case I setup the
PPTP port access in the Windows Firewall "Advanced | Settings" tab and not in
the exceptions list, although both should work equally well. My testing was
using a Windows Mobile 2003 OS PocketPC client...
If the firewall is working correctly *AND* the server is question is fully
exposed to the public internet I highly recommend *NOT* enabling File & Print
Sharing in the exceptions list.
If the server is behind a hardware firewall/NAT/router then you should be
safe to leave the Windows Firewall turned off.
Al
"Jim" wrote:
> I did follow the links you posted but I am looking for a way to access files
> and not to take over the server pc. VNC and the other products listed look
> like they are all variants of remote desktop (remote control).
>
> I played with VPN for much of today and got it to work only if I turned off
> Windows firewall on the server (XP Pro). The Windows firewall looked like it
> was properly configured with checks in both boxes for the 2 flavors of VPN
> protocols PPTP and LT2P. We could establish a connection but not see any
> shares until we turned off the firewall on the server then instantly the
> shared resources would come up in the browser. What are we missing in the
> Windows Firewall configuration? I have seen in a post that VPN won't work
> with the firewall. I can't believe that's true.
>
> thanks again!
> Jim
>
>
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
> news:%230wgZKaQFHA.244@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > You could either use the built-in PPTP VPN server functionality or a SSH
> > tunnel...
> >
> >
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
> >
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm
> >
> > I use the SSH tunnel method with XP Pro Remote Desktop.
> >
> >
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/SSH-RDP-VNC/RemoteDesktopVNCandSSH.html
> >
> > --
> >
> > Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
> >
> > Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual
> > benefit of all of us...
> > The MS-MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights...
> >
> >
> > "Jim" <jim@jpossoftware.com> wrote in message
> > news:OEGJ6pXQFHA.1392@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >>I am trying to establish an internet connection to my office computer. The
> >> computers on both ends are running XP Pro. I would want to access shared
> >> files and folders the same way I would on a LAN (with read and write
> >> capabilities). I also want the host computer to be protected. Is VPN the
> >> right solution? Can XP Pro
> >> host a VPN connection or do I need server software? Once a VPN connection
> >> is
> >> established, can I access the other computers on the remote LAN?
> >>
> >> thank you for your help,
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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