From the Microsoft ActiveSync "Readras.doc" file...
Configure RAS on Windows XP
Configure the desktop computer for incoming connections
1. Click Start, and then Control Panel.
2. Click the Network and Internet Connections icon and
pick the Network Connections icon.
3. Double-click Make New Connection for the New
Connection Wizard.
4. Select Advanced Connection under Network Connection
Type and click Next.
4. Select Accept incoming connections and click Next.
5. Select the modem from the list of devices, and click
Next.
6. Select either of the options for allowing Virtual
Private Connections, and click Next.
7. Check the users you want to be able to authenticate
when connecting to the desktop from the device, and click
Next.
8. Ensure the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) check box is
selected, click Next, and then Finish.
Look at this page to see how I do this with XP Pro as a
RAS server and an iPAQ 3835 PocketPC as the client.
Ignore the PocketPC part for your application.
http://www.oecadvantage.net/ajarvi/PpcRAS.html
Al