Vista as VPN server

[Garry]

Hi,

I am planning to setup my home PC as a VPN to be able to access my data
while am away. Instead of buying an expensive server OS I have windows
vista business in mind to serve as VPN server.

I will be sharing purely data via VPN. Is vista business capable of this
role? Is there any limitations or incompatibility issues should other
windows OS access it via VPN?

I need your expert advice.

Thanks in advance,

Garry

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[Sooner Al [MVP]]

Hi,

I am planning to setup my home PC as a VPN to be able to access my data
while am away. Instead of buying an expensive server OS I have windows
vista business in mind to serve as VPN server.

I will be sharing purely data via VPN. Is vista business capable of this
role? Is there any limitations or incompatibility issues should other
windows OS access it via VPN?

I need your expert advice.

Thanks in advance,

Garry

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Garry
OA System Computer
Negara Brunei Darussalam
Tel: +673-2231697 / +673-2231698
Fax:+673-2231699
Email: (e-mail address removed)

Vista can act as a PPTP VPN server natively. The only downside is it will
only accept one incoming VPN connection at a time. For occasional access
that works well, but if you need more than one connection you should look at
either a server class OS, ie. W2K3 for example, or think about a dedicated
VPN appliance device. Linksys, Netgear, ZyXEL or Cisco all make them
depending on how much you want to spend and how many and what type of VPN
you use, ie. L2TP/IPSec or SSL.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Vista/PPTP/PPTPVPN.html

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[Garry]

Is this one a time access policy also present in WinXP Pro?

Regards,
Garry

 

[Jeffrey Randow]

Yep... for PPTP and L2TP/IPSEC VPN's...
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[Jeffrey Randow]

SSH tunnels... Al and I both use SSH tunnelling technologies for our
networks...

Still, a SOHO Linksys WRT54G can be converted to a VPN server very
easily with the dd-wrt firmware...

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

SSH tunnels... Al and I both use SSH tunnelling technologies for our
networks...

Still, a SOHO Linksys WRT54G can be converted to a VPN server very
easily with the dd-wrt firmware...

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Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
http://www.networkblog.net

I now have a Windows Home Server (WHS) installed at home. I currently use
the built-in SSL remote access to my WHS. Of course that is always subject
to change...

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[Jeffrey Randow]

So do I, but my WHS is virtual (don't ask...).

 

[Jeffrey Randow]

OpenVPN is what my DD-WRT router supports...