View files on my office computer from home

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Hi, everybody. I'm trying to connect my personal laptop from home to my
office network, but I'm having trouble with it. Our office network server is
running on Windows2000 Professional and I was not able to set it up as a VPN
server.



First I tried with Start | Program Files | Administrative Tools | Routing
and Remote Access (I had to install adminpak.msi from Win2k Server Edition),
but whenever I click on the computer name in MMC, I get "You do not have the
required permissions to view the properties". I've searched the net and I
was unable to find a solution.



That's why I tried with Network Connections | Make New Connection. I click
Next and then select Accept Incoming Connections and then, when I click
Next, computer "freezes" for a minute or so and then I get the following
error message: "Incoming Connections depend on the Routing & Remote Access
Service which was unable to Start." When I check System Event Log, I can see
an error "Unable to load %windows2000%\system32\ipxrtmgr.dll". But
ipxrtmngr.dll is present in system32 folder and if I check Services, I can
see that RRAS is running.



I'm stuck with it. Does anybody know what to do next or can somebody
recommend me a program (freeware & secure; if possible) that would enable me
to view files on my office computer from home. My office computer is running
on Win98, network server is Win2k PRO and my laptop is WinXP Home Edition.



Thanks.
 
make sure logon as administrator.

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make sure logon as administrator.

I am logged on as administrator. It's more complicated than that...
 
The adminpak does not install RRAS on this computer. It just allows you
to administer a RRAS server . The full version of RRAS will only run on a
server OS.

With Pro you are limited to the using the incoming connection option.
You cannot administer this from the RRAS MMC.

I would suugest you delete all of that, then try again to simply set up
an incoming connection, and enable the VPN option.
 
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