Change VPN port #?

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Reply to message from Chuck <skilover_nospam@softhome.net> (Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:32:25)
about "Change VPN port #?":

> Is it possible to change the port # the XP VPN uses? I need to tunnel through a port
> that my company's firewall has open, such as 443 or 80. I've looked at OpenVPN but the
> setup is a bit scary. XP's built in VPN looks much simpler to use, but can it be
> configured to use a custom port?

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No, that is not possible...

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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Sooner Al wrote:
> Reply to message from Sooner Al <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> (Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:39:
> 49) about "Re: Change VPN port #?":
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> > Reply to message from Chuck <skilover_ nospam@softhome.net> (Thu, 21 Jul
> > 2005 15:32:25) about "Change VPN port
> > #?":
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> >> Is it possible to change the port # the XP VPN uses? I need to tunnel through a port
> >> that my company's firewall has open, such as 443 or 80. I've looked at OpenVPN but the
> >> setup is a bit scary. XP's built in VPN looks much simpler to use, but can it be
> >> configured to use a custom port?
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> > No, that is not possible...
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> > Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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> Have you looked at this SSL-VPN?
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> http://3sp.com/showSslExplorer.do
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> Its pretty easy to setup & use...
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> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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I've looked at it and haven't ruled it out yet. I really like the idea
of a fully functional VPN though. SSL-VPN may work today, but tomorrow
when I decide I need to use some other TCP service, it may not. I want
to find out more about OpenVPN too. Like how secure and stable is it? I
don't know the author from Adam and for all I know there could be back
doors in the product.

I wonder what it would do to the MS VPN if I modified the services file
and changed the port number of PPTP to 443? Anyone ever tried this? If
the MS VPN uses getservicebyname that should work shouldn't it?

Chuck

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