Connecting remotely to my Home XP

[David Hellewell]

Hi,
Where can I find the info on connecting to my home XP computer via VPN from
a remote computer. I can connect via VPN to other servers from home but
cannot connect from remote computers to my home.

Regards,
David Hellewell

 

[Chad Harris]

David--

Try these--and there are more if you start searching MSFT's site with the
term VPN--

Virtual private network (VPN) connections overview
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...ndowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/conn_vpn.asp

Tutorial: Setting Up a VPN in XP
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/ict/knowledgebase/windows/connecting_remote/vpn_remote_desktop/xp.asp

Setting up a VPN Infrastructure for Remote Access and Site-to-Site Routing
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/chats/trans/network/vpn1120.mspx

Microsoft Remote Access Introduction and Overview
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/network/evaluate/featfunc/msrasov.mspx

Petri--VPN and Remote Desktop
http://www.petri.co.il/what's_remote_desktop.htm

Support WebCast: Windows XP Professional: Remote Desktop
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/webcasts/wc030502/wcblurb030502.asp

Chad Harris
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Hi,
Where can I find the info on connecting to my home XP computer via VPN from
a remote computer. I can connect via VPN to other servers from home but
cannot connect from remote computers to my home.

Regards,
David Hellewell

 

[David Hellewell]

Thanks for your reply Chad.
I can already connect to remote servers on my XP Home at home but I cannot
connect to my XP Home from a remote location via the Internet/VPN. All the
articles describe How to connect to another computer from your home but not
the other way round.
Can you point me in the right direction. Can XPHome be used or must I have
XPPro at my home to allow connection remotely?

Regards,
David Hellewell

 

[RJ]

You can connect via VPN to remote computers because the remote computers
are connected to a VPN device or server. You would have to setup/install
a VPN device/server in your home, and connect it to your home network, assuming
you have a home network.

Windows 2000 and 2003 Server come with a VPN server. You could use that.
You could also purchase a VPN device that handles the traffic.
You could purchase a router that supports VPN
You could purchase a firewall device that supports VPN

It's a rather expensive task, and a task not for the faint of heart.

Perhaps by Windows 2010 VPN connectivity will be integrated into the
OS and the typical home PC will have the processor power to handle the
encryption/decryption and traffic management.