Can windows XP Pro support a VPN connection?

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I would like to access my home PC running windows XP pro from another computer running windows XP pro via the internet through a VPN. Can this de done? or does my home PC have to be running a server OS? Can someone please let me know and send me a response to (e-mail address removed)

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Mauricio G.
 
Yes you can do that! You can configure Incoming connections on one of your
XP and connect form another. Try below"
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...e/using/productdoc/en/howto_conn_incoming.asp

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Mauricio said:
I would like to access my home PC running windows XP pro from another
computer running windows XP pro via the internet through a VPN. Can this de
done? or does my home PC have to be running a server OS? Can someone please
let me know and send me a response to (e-mail address removed)
 
Yes, XP can accept one incoming VPN connection at a time. Here are pages that illustrate how to set
this up...

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

How I setup a VPN server for access using an iPAQ PocketPC...

http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/WM2003/WM2003PPTPVPN.html

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Mauricio said:
I would like to access my home PC running windows XP pro from another computer running windows XP
pro via the internet through a VPN. Can this de done? or does my home PC have to be running a
server OS? Can someone please let me know and send me a response to (e-mail address removed)
 
No, you can not use XP Pro Remote Desktop to access/control a Windows 98 box.

Look at either NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (RDS) or UltraVNC. Both can provide an encrypted
data link to allow you to do what you want.

NetMeeting in built-in to XP and W2K and can *NOT* be upgraded. To start NetMeeting on an XP
platform go to "Start -> Run" and type conf at the command line to start the wizard. Look at this KB
article for additional help...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;233175

Please note that RDS is *NOT* compatible with XP Pro Remote Desktop.

Get the UltraVNC server/client software and encryption plug-in from...

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/
http://home.comcast.net/~msrc4plugin/

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Use NetMeeting RDS or UltraVNC...

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