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Connecting to a remote LAN using a secure VPN

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Written by Michael D.   
In this tutorial I will explain how to setup a connection to communicate with a VPN server.

After you set up your VPN server at your Local Area Network, you need to set up a client to connect to it.

If you want to setup a VPN server first, you can check out http://www.tutorial5.com/content/view/134/79/ to learn how to accomplish that.

To do this, go to Control Panel - Network Connections and select Create a new connection in the left like shown bellow:

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Click next, and then select the second option, "Connect to the network at my workplace".


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Click next and select "Virtual Private Network connection".


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Click next and enter a brief description of that connection. If you have another dial-on-demand type of connection (ADSL, VPN, Dialup) configured on your computer, you could be prompted to dial it before you dial the current one. Choose the not do dial an initial connection unless desired.

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Click next and enter the remote side IP address (a public, connectable IP address).

Click next and you are done. If you want, you can also add a shortcut to the connection on your desktop.

You can find your new connection in the Networks Connections explorer. Here, you can right-click a Virtual Private Network and click Connect. You will be promted for an username and password for accessing the new network.

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If it's all ok, you should get connected, aquiring a virtual IP address from the VPN server; your computer can then operate like he was physically in the remote local area network.



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written by farhanharon , September 17, 2007

simple to network
written by Cyril , July 16, 2008

this article is very much helpful. I am a bigginer in VPN. In my company I have an adsl line connected to a router and from that router, to the LAN. I dont have a leased line(Fixed IP). so when connecting from a remote computer, what public IP address should I give? Should I give the external IP of the router? but it changes on daily basis. Please help
written by akash , November 20, 2008

what is of vpn
why use
written by Rangarajan , November 05, 2009

After VPN configuration what are the things we can able to do with it?

written by kazeem , May 25, 2010

how can i configure VPN with my office server and make it work.
written by sudesh , August 31, 2010

what point-to-point connection any body can help me

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Last Updated ( Friday, 25 January 2008 )