IPsec policy in XP Home?

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I've used gpedit.msc to create and assign IPsec policies on domain and
workgroup computers. But does anyone know if IPsec policies can be
configured in XP Home?

Thanks...
 
In D.P. Roberts <[email protected]> had this to say:

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I've used gpedit.msc to create and assign IPsec policies on domain and
workgroup computers. But does anyone know if IPsec policies can be
configured in XP Home?

Thanks...
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I'm playing with a laptop with XP Home on it while I'm in here today. (Long
story...) Anyhow, you can add it as a snap-in with mmc.exe but there's some
limits. For instance you wanted, from the looks of things, to be able to use
this through a domain and XP Home doesn't support true domain functions.
(It's my understanding, and I may be wrong, that even using the TweakUI
function to logon to a domain doesn't actually give all the abilities of
logging on to a domain.)

This link might be of interest to you:

Microsoft - IPSec in Windows XP Home Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_ipsec_ov9.mspx

Galen
--

"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me
the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am
in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial
stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for
mental exaltation." -- Sherlock Holmes
 
Galen,
This is exactly what I was after - thanks!
Do you happen to know if IPsec policy can also be used in earlier versions
of Windows?
 
In D.P. Roberts <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Galen,
This is exactly what I was after - thanks!
Do you happen to know if IPsec policy can also be used in earlier
versions of Windows?
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Again, in a limited fashion and through the use of this:

Microsoft L2TP/IPSec VPN Client:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/news/bulletins/l2tpclient.asp

Note that it is a 2k page but here's some more information. Here's some
other things you might want to read about (not always located on 9x/ME pages
by the way):

Limitations and Compatibility Issues of Microsoft L2TP/IPSec VPN:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;325035

Need to convince your boss that this is the way to go?

Selecting a VPN Protocol: Virtual Private Network (VPN):
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...2003/all/deployguide/en-us/dnsbf_vpn_riyr.asp

And, last but not least, some more information from that crazy Cable Guy who
doesn't seem to put enough content on the web in my opinion. (I'm a fan of
their work you could say.)

Microsoft L2TP/IPSec VPN Client: The Cable Guy, May 2002:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...echnet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0502.mspx

Galen
--

"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me
the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am
in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial
stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for
mental exaltation." -- Sherlock Holmes
 
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