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AllNightNerding

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#15695 3-Sep-2007 19:22

hi there Just wondering if anyone has seen any good guides for VPN networking

any help is much appreciated

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#85147 3-Sep-2007 20:01

There are loads of solutions around, and the right guide/solution will depend greatly on your needs, your situation, your OS(es), your network, and your budget.

Can you tell us a little more about what you are looking at achieving?

AllNightNerding

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#85163 3-Sep-2007 21:15

HI There.

I am looking to have 2 types of vpn one which connects to my friends Server for us to share file thourhg and also one where computers connect through dial-up to our server i have read about this and it would be great if you could let me know.

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Riley

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#85167 3-Sep-2007 21:20

You are looking for Hamachi. Free and fool proof.

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AllNightNerding

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#85188 3-Sep-2007 22:01

Hi There,

I'm not sure if this is true or not but can I create my own semi isp so that my brothers and sisters get dial-up through our internet ro something, I have seen a solution like this done before and I really like the idea.

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#85191 3-Sep-2007 22:06

Its very easy to accomplish with the right tools and software, but Windows desktop OSes are probably not the right place to start.
Also, the max connection speed you would attain is 28.8 - 33.6k (even with 56k modems on each end).

The setup for someone who knows zero at the start would probably not be worth the hassle compared to buying KOL dialup prepaid connection packs for $10 a month.

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#85192 3-Sep-2007 22:17

Linux does all this stuff great, and free. But you will need some know-how, and a spare pc with a modem and a nic.

Wingate was great back in the day, and I think still exists (its commercial windows software).

Windows Server will do this okay as well (but again, spare PC, plus its commercial software)

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#85277 4-Sep-2007 12:14

I've got a coupla spare pc's lying around so i will have a go with them and erver 2003 standard

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#85298 4-Sep-2007 14:23

the server 2003 VPN server (PPTP) works well. I reccomend pfsense it does alot more and is very easy to setup.

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