Newbie: using VPn/PPTP for multiple ActiveSync users

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Hello,

Please pardon my ignorance, as this is a new field for me. One of my clients
would like to be able to remotely ActiveSync their Pocket PCs (over WiFi or
cellular network) to their respective XP Pro/Outlook workstations which are
currently behind a Linksys router w/NAT (BEFSR81). They do not have a server
capable of running Exchange and so I believe ActiveSync server is out of the
question. I've posted a message in the MS ActiveSync newsgroup and the
replies I got suggest that using VPN/PPTP might be a way to go.

To implement this, I understand that we would be replacing the current
router with one which supports VPN - and it sounds like we'd need one which
can support multiple sessions, right? If so, would this be a complex type of
configuration? Are there resources on the Web for setting this up?

Also, if anyone has some real-world experience with this kind of setup, I
would so appreciate your feedback.

Maggie