XP VPN Server & Client, L2TP, PSK

[Guest]

Hi

I have a configuration where I have a WinXP Pro SP2 machine running VPN
Server. It is on a LAN behind a router with NAT connected to Internet. The
client is on another LAN that is connected to the Internet via NAT router.
Ideally I want to use L2TP for the VPN with private shared key (not
certificates). There is a lot of information around about how to set up the
client side but not much about the server. I have port forwrded ports 1723
and 500 to my PC running VPN server and tested this works ok. I cant find
much information on how to configure IPSEC on the VPN server. I think I need
to change some security policies in order to use this with PSK. Are there
any good instructions on how to set the server side up?

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

Well, good luck doing that. I have never been able to figure it out how to
run XP as a IPsec/L2TP server and client. My solution is to run OpenVPN, a
free SSL VPN package...

http://openvpn.net/

Working configuration files, etc...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.html

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