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Configuring the Windows VPN client using Windows XP.
(other versions of Windows are very similar):
[ Note: you can click on any underlined step to see a screen shot]
- To
start the connection configuration, open Network Connections located in
Control Panel, right click on the
New Connection Wizard, and choose "New Connection"
- When
the wizard starts click Next
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Network Connection Type: choose "Connect
to the Network at my Workplace".
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Network connection: select "Virtual
Private Network Connection".
- The
Connection Name can be anything that
will identify the connection for you. You can use VPN-1, or a name such as
London VPN Connection
- The
VPN Server Selection box requires the
static public IP of the site to
which you are connecting, or a
domain name
that resolves to that IP. Therefore
you would typically use something like 24.123.123.123 or a domain name such
as RemoteServer.MyDomain.abc. You can also use DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name
Service) domain name here, if you subscribe to a DDNS service, such as
DynDNS or
No-IP, to track your dynamic IP.
- Under
Connection Availability, you can choose
Anyone's Use, or For my Use Only. If you choose Anyone's use, and the
computer is a member of a domain, you will also have the option when logging
on to "Log
on using a dial-up connection". Selecting this at logon
allows you to choose the VPN connection, and the tunnel is established
before logon completes, enabling group policy and logon scripts to be
applied.
- In
the final window you can
opt to put an icon on the desktop, and
then click Finish.
- The
connection client will start, enter
your username and password, and select Connect.
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Within a moment or two you should have a small icon in the lower right
corner of your screen indicating the
connection status. Initially a there
will be a balloon pop up verifying the connection is complete
- To
disconnect, right click on the
task bar icon, or the new connection
icon under Network Connections and choose Disconnect
- In
future to connect, right click on the
new icon in Network Connections,
or your desktop shortcut and choose to connect.
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Name resolution over a VPN can often be problematic.
Initially try connecting using IP addresses to ping, connect to shares such
as \192.168.123.123\ShareName or map drives such as:
Net Use Z:
\\192.168.123.123\ShareName
- See
troubleshooting VPN connections for some name resolution solutions, if you
have problems
Note: VPNs require that the subnet from
which your connect be different than that of the LAN to which you are
connection. As an
example, if your local LAN uses 192.168.1.0/24 (192.168.1.x) you cannot
connect to a site using that same subnet. Therefore it is always best to use a LAN
subnet that is not common, to avoid conflicts.
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