VPN Network through a LinkSys Router

[Mark R. Cusumano]

I want to set up a VPN to my office computer which is attached to the
internet through a LinkSys router. Do I need a dedicated server to connect
to or can I just connect peer-peer like I do at the office? Would I the IP
address of the Router as the IP address of the individual machines is a
pseudoaddress assigned by the router. I can find no documentation on this
:-( Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

Assuming the router is PPTP pass through, you need to forward port 1723 to the VPN host. This how to may help,

How to setup VPNYou may have two options to setup VPN server on Windows 2003. 1) Create an incoming networking connection if you have small network or you want to setup one ...
http://www.howtonetworking.com/Windows/vpnsetup.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I want to set up a VPN to my office computer which is attached to the internet through a LinkSys router. Do I need a dedicated server to connect to or can I just connect peer-peer like I do at the office? Would I the IP address of the Router as the IP address of the individual machines is a pseudoaddress assigned by the router. I can find no documentation on this :-( Any help would be appreciated.