Do I Need a VPN?

[Jim]

I am trying to establish an internet connection to my office computer. The
computers on both ends are running XP Pro. I would want to access shared
files and folders the same way I would on a LAN. I obviously need the XP Pro
computer to be protected from the web. Is VPN the right solution? Can XP Pro
host a VPN connection? I don't need multiple concurrent connections so I
don't need a dedicated server - right?

thank you for your help,
Jim

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

You could either use the built-in PPTP VPN server functionality or a SSH tunnel...

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

I use the SSH tunnel method with XP Pro Remote Desktop.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/SSH-RDP-VNC/RemoteDesktopVNCandSSH.html

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