VPN setup

[Guest Neil]

Hi,

I have a Win 2k server with Win 2k pro clients PC's are connected using a

network switch, I also have a Belkin ADSL modem router on the same network.

The server is a domain controller, DHCP is disabled on both the server & the

Belkin & all PC's use static IP's in 10.0.0.x range.

I want to set up a VPN connection to my server through the Belkin.

What do I need to configure, my Belkin router or my server?

And how do I go about it?

 

Thanks

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: VPN setup

 

 

"Neil" <Neil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

> I have a Win 2k server with Win 2k pro clients PC's are connected using a

> network switch, I also have a Belkin ADSL modem router on the same

> network.

> The server is a domain controller, DHCP is disabled on both the server &

> the

> Belkin & all PC's use static IP's in 10.0.0.x range.

> I want to set up a VPN connection to my server through the Belkin.

> What do I need to configure, my Belkin router or my server?

> And how do I go about it?

>

> Thanks

>

 

You need to set a "Port forwarding" rule on the router so

that all incoming port 3389 packets are forwarded to your

the IP address of your VPN host. I can't tell you how to do

this with a Belkin router but the manual should tell you.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: VPN setup

 

 

"Neil" <Neil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

> I have a Win 2k server with Win 2k pro clients PC's are connected using a

> network switch, I also have a Belkin ADSL modem router on the same

> network.

> The server is a domain controller, DHCP is disabled on both the server &

> the

> Belkin & all PC's use static IP's in 10.0.0.x range.

> I want to set up a VPN connection to my server through the Belkin.

> What do I need to configure, my Belkin router or my server?

> And how do I go about it?

>

> Thanks

>

 

Sorry, make this port 1723. You also need to enable IP Protocol 47

(Generic Routing Encapsulation). Your router most likely has a pre-arranged

setting for VPN connections - check the manual.

[Guest Bill Grant]

Re: VPN setup

 

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "Neil" <Neil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:C2B8054F-77CB-4EC5-A0DB-367EEA9D74E5@microsoft.com...

>> Hi,

>> I have a Win 2k server with Win 2k pro clients PC's are connected using a

>> network switch, I also have a Belkin ADSL modem router on the same

>> network.

>> The server is a domain controller, DHCP is disabled on both the server &

>> the

>> Belkin & all PC's use static IP's in 10.0.0.x range.

>> I want to set up a VPN connection to my server through the Belkin.

>> What do I need to configure, my Belkin router or my server?

>> And how do I go about it?

>>

>> Thanks

>>

You would configure the server as a VPN server with on NIC. Be very

careful how you do it in W2k as you can end up with filters to block

everything except VPN traffic. Test it locally from a LAN workstation to

make sure that the setup is correct. When it works locally, set up the

forwarding from you router (as explained by Pegasus) and see if you can

connect remotely using the router's public name or IP address.

 

Having said that, it is not a good idea to run your DC as a remote

access server. As soon as a remote user connects, you have a multihomed DC

which is a can of worms for name resolution and browsing. See KB292822.