http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21152656 en Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:14:48 EDT Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:14:48 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21162535 Steve Jobs : I need to access a Ventrilo server but with my friend's IP address. I'm looking for software solutions to do this so no I will not be buying any hardware. My friend and I are both using Windows XP Pro.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21162535 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:03:23 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21158023 Anav : The answer to your question is YES.
I will send my address via IM.

Or, it depends.
Without knowing what equipment both ends are using its not possible to say. Are you willing to buy solutions or are you a tinkerer with time on your hands.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21158023 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:28:48 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21156034 SoonerAl : Hey... I should get an iPod Touch before your know who... :)

Seriously though...

What's the purpose of the VPN, ie. secure file access, remote desktop, safe surfing, etc...etc?

Both Vista and XP can act as PPTP VPN servers and clients.

»theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/V···ser.html

»theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/V···VPN.html

»www.onecomputerguy.com/networkin···rver.htm
»www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

You may need to enable TCP/IP forwarding on the Vista or XP server.

»support.microsoft.com/kb/315236/en-us

Use a strong password...

»www.microsoft.com/protect/yourse···ker.mspx

Other solutions may be OpenVPN, SSL-Explorer or a third-party program like Hamachi. Others can speak to those.

Secure Shell [SSH] is also an option that you may be interested in or to run a VPN end-point type router.

I like SSH for secure file access, remote desktop access and safe surfing via a SOCKS proxy. You can a use private/public key pair protected by a strong password for authentication.

»theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/S···ser.html

»theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/S···ell.html

If you have a supported router third-party firmware like DD-WRT includes a built-in PPTP VPN server/client function and can also serve as an OpenVPN or SSH server/client.

»theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/V···WRT.html

»www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wh···Versions

»www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Su···_Devices

Basically it comes down to what you want to do?
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MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21156034 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:46:47 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21155560 Steve Jobs : I haven't actually set a VPN up yet so if you guys have any recommendations for the easiest to get up and running.

To Anav: yes :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21155560 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:15:06 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21153803 Anav : If I answer your questions will you send me an IPOD touch???]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21153803 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:54:52 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21153636 SoonerAl : To add it depends on the VPN. Sometimes that, ie. enabling/disabling the split tunnel, is configured on the server side (ie. OpenVPN for example) or on the client side (ie. MSFT PPTP VPN for example).

»openvpn.net/index.php/documentat···redirect

»technet.microsoft.com/en-us/libr···117.aspx

By default MSFT PPTP VPN split tunneling is disabled as a security precaution.

So what type of VPN are you using? Others can give you a more definitive answer depening on that information.
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MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21153636 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:26:53 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21152815 anon : If I understand the question correctly the answer is yes you may send all of your internet traffic via the VPN and access the internet at the other end of the VPN tunnel.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21152815 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:20:56 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21152656 Steve Jobs : Is it possible to route all internet traffic through the VPN so that it returns the IP address of the computer I am connecting to? I am trying to connect through a friends PC in Michigan.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21152656 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:40:11 EDT