Can an XP Pro workstation act as a VPN server?

[Jim Fischer]

If I have two WinXP pro workstations connected as follows,

WinXP<-->[router/FW]<-->Internet<-->[router/FW]<-->WinXP

can I configure the two WinXP Pro workstations to act as the endpoints
of a VPN tunnel?

Notes:
0) The "router/FW" components will probably be DSL modem/firewall boxes.
The "Internet" sides of these DSL modems will have fixed IP addresses.

1) I have a software app that pushes data from one XP box to the other,
and now I need to push that data across the Internet via a secured VPN
tunnel.

2) A dedicated WinXP Server box is not available. All I have are two
WinXP Pro workstations.

3) The WinXP workstations just need to work with each other; they are
not performing NAT or any other network-related services for additional
hosts.

 

[Sooner Al]

Sure you can do that as long as the [router/FW] can forward TCP Port 1723 and pass GRE Protocol 47
traffic, which some routers call "PPTP Pass Through" or "VPN Pass Through". Talk to your network
administrators about that or consult the [router/FW] manufacturers support web site or
documentation.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...ndowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/conn_vpn.asp
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;241251

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If I have two WinXP pro workstations connected as follows,

WinXP<-->[router/FW]<-->Internet<-->[router/FW]<-->WinXP

can I configure the two WinXP Pro workstations to act as the endpoints
of a VPN tunnel?

Notes:
0) The "router/FW" components will probably be DSL modem/firewall boxes.
The "Internet" sides of these DSL modems will have fixed IP addresses.

1) I have a software app that pushes data from one XP box to the other,
and now I need to push that data across the Internet via a secured VPN
tunnel.

2) A dedicated WinXP Server box is not available. All I have are two
WinXP Pro workstations.

3) The WinXP workstations just need to work with each other; they are
not performing NAT or any other network-related services for additional
hosts.

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Jim

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