VPN
How to give access for dial-up networking and VPN connections in Windows
Once you have set up your vpn server, you need to give permission for users to access the vpn server. For that you need to give access to each user who are going to use VPN Server to connect to your office. If you are managing remote access on a user basis, click Allow Access on the Dial-In tab [...]
How to Configure a VPN Client Under Windows Machine
Once you have Installed and configured your VPN Server, The next step is to test it , For that you need to setup a vpn client in any of your windows desktop. To set up a connection to a VPN: On the client computer, confirm that the connection to the Internet is correctly configured. Click Start, [...]
How to Configure PPTP Ports under Windows Server
Once you have installed and enabled VPN server, The next step is to configure the PPTP ports, which will enable your vpn session. Confirm the number of PPTP ports that you need. To verify the number of ports or to add ports, follow these steps: Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Routing and Remote Access. [...]
How to Configure your Windows VPN Server
Once you have installed the VPN Server the next step is to configure and secure it from any outside attacks. The most important configuration is allowing the users and saving the log files for checking the user activities on the vpn server. Once you had installed the vpn server , Then go to start and Administrative tools [...]
An introduction to VPN -vpn white paper
The Virtual Private Network – VPN – has attracted the attention of many organizations looking to both expand their networking capabilities and reduce their costs. The VPN can be found in workplaces and homes, where they allow employees to safely log into company networks. Telecommuters and those who travel often find a VPN a more [...]
A brief Introduction to Virtual Private Networking (VPN)
Virtual Private Networking, or VPN, is a technology that lets people access their office’s computer network over the Internet while at home or traveling. Accessing a network in this way is referred to as remote access. (For comparison, another common form of remote access is dialing in to the office network over a telephone line.) [...]
How to configure Openswan – Openswan to Openswan connections (using RSASIG or PSK)
The network-to-network setup allows you to connect two office networks into one Virtual Private Network, while the Road Warrior connection secures a laptop’s telecommute to work. Our examples also show the basic procedure on the Linux Openswan side where another IPsec peer is in play.Shortcut to net-to-net.Shortcut to Road Warrior.
How to install Openswan – A VPN solution based on SSL
Openswan began as a fork of the now-defunct FreeS/WAN project, and continues to be released freely under the GNU General Public License. Unlike the FreeS/WAN project, it is not developed exclusively for the Linux operating system.
How to Connect to an OpenVPN server via an HTTP proxy.
OpenVPN supports connections through an HTTP proxy, with the following authentication modes:
* No proxy authentication
* Basic proxy authentication
* NTLM proxy authentication
First of all, HTTP proxy usage requires that you use TCP as the tunnel carrier protocol. So add the following to both client and server configurations:
How to Run an OpenVPN server on a dynamic IP address
While OpenVPN clients can easily access the server via a dynamic IP address without any special configuration, things get more interesting when the server itself is on a dynamic address. While OpenVPN has no trouble handling the situation of a dynamic server, some extra configuration is required. The first step is to get a dynamic [...]
HowTo: Windows XP VPN Into Remote Location
Having a Secured VPN (Virtual Private Networking) server is great, especially for businesses with many offices or if you own two homes. How can you connect to these VPNs free? Well I will tell you. With Windows XP Networking you can connect to any VPN site for free and with ease. There is even a [...]
How to Set up a PPTP VPN server on Debian Etch
PPTP is known to be less secure than other VPN software, but if you need a quick solution for a VPN server that will connect out of the box from Windows workstations PPTP is the obvious choice. This post will show how easy it is to setup a pptp vnp server on Debian Etch. A [...]
How to Configure PIX−to−PIX−to−PIX IPSec (Hub and Spoke)
Introduction This configuration allows a central Cisco Secure PIX Firewall to communicate with networks behind two other PIX Firewall boxes through VPN tunnels over the Internet or any public network using IPsec. The two outlying networks have no need to communicate with each other, but there is connectivity to the central network. The two outlying [...]
Remote Access Server Status Verification Windows 2003
The first administrative activity linked to RAS is the verification of the status of your remote access servers. This should be done on a weekly basis. To verify the status of a RAS server: 1. Launch the Global MMC Console (Quick Launch Area | Global MMC Console). 2. Connect to the appropriate server (Action | [...]