VPN Question

[Gord]

Not 100% sure if this is the right group, but here I go.

We currently use pcanywhere to remote connect to other PC's in our
offices which are spread out between other locations. I have a spare
PC in my office - could I set it up as a VPN server, connect all other
PC's to it so they are accesaable to each other in "My Network"
without routing all their internet traffic through the server?

In a prefect world I would like the PC's accessable by remote desktop
connection as well as plain old file sharing.

 

[Bob Lin \(MS-MVP\)]

The answer is yes. If the PC is server, you can setup VPN server so that we
can access any PC in the LAN.

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[Gordon]

But is the LAN definded as the PC's in the same office as the server, or all
PC's connected into the VPN server?

 

[Gordon]

But is the LAN definded as the local network the VPN server is on, or ALL
PC's connected to the server?

Would Windows XP set to accept incoming connections be the right choice for
VPN server?

 

[Bob Lin \(MS-MVP\)]

1. Or we should say any PC in the same subnet.
2. XP VPN host is peer to peer connection. After access the remote XP, you
can access other PC from the XP using RDC.

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[Gordon]

So if I have XP set to accept VPN at location A can PC's at location B see
PC's at location c? Each location being another office with it's own
internet connection...

 

[Bob Lin \(MS-MVP\)]

How does the location connect?

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[Gordon]

Each office location has it's own high speed cable connection

 

[Bob Lin \(MS-MVP\)]

I am not sure what you want to do. If you have location B VPN into location
C and location A VPN into location B, you may be able to access B from A.
However, there are two conditions. 1. You may need windows server as VPN
server instead of XP. 2. You may need to re-configure the routing table.

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Bob Lin, Microsoft-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
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