Setting up a PPTP server under windows XP

5 Dec 2006 11:37 AM

Gol

I want to enable my son, who is at a university, to access my home network
and use it to access the Internet. I am told Microsoft VPN will do this.

The first step apparently is to set up one of my computers at home to be a
VPN or PPTP server. But NOWHERE can I find instructions on how to do this.
(The nearest I got on the Microsoft knowledge base assumes the server is set
up correctly!. Right!)

Can anyone help please?

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5 Dec 2006 12:02 PM

Sooner Al (MVP)

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"Gol" <G**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I want to enable my son, who is at a university, to access my home network
> and use it to access the Internet. I am told Microsoft VPN will do this.
>
> The first step apparently is to set up one of my computers at home to be a
> VPN or PPTP server. But NOWHERE can I find instructions on how to do this.
> (The nearest I got on the Microsoft knowledge base assumes the server is
> set
> up correctly!. Right!)
>
> Can anyone help please?
> --
> Taxation without representation is still tyranny.

See this DSL Reports forum thread for links and other options just in case
you have issues with GRE Protocol 47 and your home router...

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17387200

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