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Jason James Picardo

How do I enable the following option

Connect to a private network through the Internet
Create a Virtual Private Network(VPN) connection
or 'tunnel' through the Internet.

Thanks
 
Hi Chetan,

Thank you for you replay. I am unable to select the
option following option on Windows 2000 pro system. The
option is disabled. How do I enable it.

Connect to a private network through the Internet
Create a Virtual Private Network(VPN) connection
or 'tunnel' through the Internet.


Thank you,
Jason
 
Hi Jason,

To enable an Incoming Connection on Windows 2000 Professional System
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1. Right-click My Network Places, and then click Properties.

2. Right-click Make New Connections, and then click New Connection to
start the New Connection Wizard.

3. Click Next.

4. On the Network Connections Type dialog box, click Accept Incoming
Connections, and then click Next.

5. On the "Devices for Incoming Connections" dialog box, do not select
any device, only click Next.

6. On the "Incoming Virtual Private Connection" dialog box, click Allow
Private Connections, and then click Next.

7. On the Allowed Users dialog box, select or add all users for whom
you want to enable access. The accounts have to exist on both computers
that are involved in establishing the VPN connection.

8. On the Networking Components dialog box, click Next to accept all
networking components. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks,
and Client for Microsoft Networks should be listed as networking
components.

9. On the "Completing the Network Connection Wizard" dialog box, the
connection name is "Incoming Connections" by default and the name
cannot be changed.

10. Click Finish.

Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

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