Author: Ronald V. Pacchiano
Last month in part one of our two-part article on setting up a Virtual Private Network through Windows Vista, we walked you through configuring the VPN host. The Host system is the computer that listens for a remote connection and is either part of the network you need to access or contains the data that youre looking to retrieve.
In this article, we'll show you how to configure the VPN client. The client is any remote computer you use to gain access to those network resources. Well also highlight some of the common problems you might run into while attempting to establish a virtual connection.
Setting Up the Client
Before we begin youll need to know the IP address of your Host networks WAN connection. This IP address is different from the one that you assigned to the VPN Host. Instead this IP address is the Global IP address that your ISP assigned you. You can find it in your router configuration under the WAN section. Check your router documentation for further information on locating this information.
Once you have this IP address we can begin. * Log into your laptop using an account with administrative privileges. With that complete, click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center and select Set up a connection or network, and then click Connect to a workplace. Press Next. * A dialog window will display asking you How do you want to connect? When it does, select Use my Internet connection (VPN). * You will now be presented with a screen titled Type the Internet address to connect to. Type the WAN IP address we discussed earlier into the field named Internet address. Next, enter the Destination name. This could be anything descriptive (i.e., VPN Connection). Finally, check the option Dont connect now; just set it up so I can connect later. Press Next to continue.
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