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ratbag
Member since:
2004-04-16 09:25:45 |  posted: 2004-04-16 09:42:33
XP to XP VPN
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I am confused!
I
want to set up a VPN from
one of my machines to one
of my buddy’s machines
(so I can do unattended,
automatic, offsite
backups because I am way
too lazy to keep feeding
the machine with blank
CD’s and driving them
somewhere).
Settin
g up the client is easy
enough (new connections
wizards and follow the
prompts for a VPN)
setting up the server
seems easy enough (new
connections wizard and
follow the prompts for an
incoming call). Even the
routers do not seem that
tough (forwarding the
Ipsec and
PPTP’s).
The
problem is, it does not
work. I get an error 800
on the client machine. I
get the impression the
problem is because I do
not have a digital
signature to authenticate
who I am (found something
in a log file complaining
about my machine
certificate), but it
never asked me for one in
the connection
wizard.
I am also
unsure about if I need
Ipsec client software. I
do not want to do
anything complex like
remote desktop sharing, I
just want to be able to
map a network drive in a
secure environment. Does
the operating system have
all the bits I need built
in? Or do I need to go
hunting for more
stuff?
Forgive the
sins of a newbee, we were
all one once.
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