VPN Between two XP computers

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VPN Between two XP computers
I have a Win XP Home, at home, and Win XP Pro. at work. How do I set up a
VPN between them.(Have cable at home and DSL at work with a wireless router)
I would like to be able to navigate from both computers, so that I could get
files from the other computer. Regardles if I'm home or at work. I hope that
it is possible.
 
See http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm for
information on how to setup the VPN server (either or both can do
this). Note that you would need to configure your router and/or
firewall to allow TCP Port 1723 and GRE to passthrough to the server
computer (see http://www.portforward.com for information on how to do
this).

Then refer to http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm for
information on how to set up the client side of the VPN connection.
You will need to use the public or WAN/ISP address for the server
computer when you setup this connection.

That's about it.. Once you have the connection establish, connect to
the server computer by specifying \\IPADDRESS\SHARENAME where the
IPADDRESS is the PRIVATE or LAN address.

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking & Smart Display MVP)
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Windows XP Expert Zone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
 
Either machine can act as the client. You will need to specify a
valid username and password on the "server" computer and be allowed to
access via VPN (see the OCG website mentioned earlier for information
on how to add a user to be allowed to log in).

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking & Smart Display MVP)
(e-mail address removed)

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I have not been able to as of yet, so I guess that there has to be more to
the story, to get it to work over the WWW.
John
 
You VPN from a machine that has a public address to another public
address. In most cases you will connect using your dialup or
broadband adapter with a public IP address to the "server" using its
public address.

Don't try to VPN with both sides using private addresses (like what
you describe).

When you say your ISP is providing a dynamic address, did they give
you a router/firewall device for your connection? If so, that is why
you are seeing a private address. The public IP address of the router
can be gotten by browsing to http://www.ipaddress.com.

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking & Smart Display MVP)
(e-mail address removed)

Please post all responses to the newsgroups for the benefit
of all USENET users. Messages sent via email may or may not
be answered depending on time availability....

Remote Networking Technology Support Site -
http://www.remotenetworktechnology.com
Windows XP Expert Zone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
 
Jeffrey Randow (MVP) said:
You VPN from a machine that has a public address to another public
address. In most cases you will connect using your dialup or
broadband adapter with a public IP address to the "server" using its
public address.

Don't try to VPN with both sides using private addresses (like what
you describe).

When you say your ISP is providing a dynamic address, did they give
you a router/firewall device for your connection? If so, that is why
you are seeing a private address. The public IP address of the router
can be gotten by browsing to http://www.ipaddress.com.

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking & Smart Display MVP)
(e-mail address removed)

Please post all responses to the newsgroups for the benefit
of all USENET users. Messages sent via email may or may not
be answered depending on time availability....

Remote Networking Technology Support Site -
http://www.remotenetworktechnology.com
Windows XP Expert Zone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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