Quick VPN setup?

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The wife is out of town for a while, so I'd like to set up a VPN between her
PC and and my PC. Does anyone have a site with a quick rundown on how to do
this?

Both are running XP Pro SP2. We both have routers between the PC's and the
cable internet connection.

Thanks!
 
Noozer said:
The wife is out of town for a while, so I'd like to set up a VPN between
her PC and and my PC. Does anyone have a site with a quick rundown on how
to do this?

Both are running XP Pro SP2. We both have routers between the PC's and the
cable internet connection.

Thanks!
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I thought QuickVPN was only client to VPN end-point router? But then again I
really don't know. You might post to the Linksysinfo.org forums for help...

http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=128

What do you want to do? If its simply an encrypted file access/transfer
function then a Secure Shell (SSH) connection may work equally as well. Here
are some links for help with that...

http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.ph...er_op=view_page&PAGE_id=12&MMN_position=22:22
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureYourcopSSHServer.html

http://winscp.net/eng/index.php

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I thought QuickVPN was only client to VPN end-point router? But then again
I really don't know. You might post to the Linksysinfo.org forums for
help...

http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=128

What do you want to do? If its simply an encrypted file access/transfer
function then a Secure Shell (SSH) connection may work equally as well.
Here are some links for help with that...

http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.ph...er_op=view_page&PAGE_id=12&MMN_position=22:22
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureYourcopSSHServer.html

http://winscp.net/eng/index.php
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I meant a simple VPN, not a product named "QuickVPN" (tm).

: )

Just want to be able to map network drives across the VPN, share a printer.
 
Noozer said:
I meant a simple VPN, not a product named "QuickVPN" (tm).

: )

Just want to be able to map network drives across the VPN, share a
printer.
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The built-in Microsoft PPTP VPN server may also work. Use a *STRONG*
password. The only issue is if your behind a router. The router has to pass
GRE Protocol 47 traffic which can be problematic with some consumer grade
routers.

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

To test see the "PPTP Ping" and "VPN Traffic" sections on this page...

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0105.mspx

If that does not work for you the SSH method for accessing files/folders
works well, IMHO, plus its very secure. Personally sharing a printer from
across the country does not make a lot of sense to me...

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rights...
 
Sooner said:
The built-in Microsoft PPTP VPN server may also work. Use a *STRONG*
password. The only issue is if your behind a router. The router has to
pass GRE Protocol 47 traffic which can be problematic with some consumer
grade routers.

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

To test see the "PPTP Ping" and "VPN Traffic" sections on this page...

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0105.mspx

If that does not work for you the SSH method for accessing files/folders
works well, IMHO, plus its very secure. Personally sharing a printer from
across the country does not make a lot of sense to me...
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I can confirm this works on the not-2MB-NVRAM Linksys routers, but AFAICT,
only when running the dd-wrt Linux distribution. http://www.dd-wrt.com/
 
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