[pptp-server] VPN for WinBlows-

[Samuel Gonzalez, Jr.]

You could hire me to do it and it would be as simple as writing a check !
;o)

Actually PPTP would do what you need. You need to know routing and how to setup
browsing across different subnets.



Tom Warfield wrote:

> Here is what im looking to do but im not sure on how to do it, much less if
> it can be done without going out and buying a commercial version of VPN to
> make it work.  I would like to setup a VPN to a few different offices.  All
> of which DO NOT have Linux, and a few even have Microsoft Servers.
>
> While at the Offices:
>  What i would basicaly like to see is that once a person clicks on network
> neighborhood on there computer they see the different domains, of which some
> are located on the VPN.  Then the person would click on the domain and
> because of the trust  that i have setup in NT they would be able to access
> the resources.
>
> People outside the offices traveling for example:
>   Most of which are running Microsoft OS's.  Would like to see them login to
> the internet and then click on the VPN and there you.  They would have
> access to the offices that are running the VPN software.
>
> My problems-
>    I know linux can be setup to run a VPN.  And from the how-to i have read
> it appears to be fairly simple.  I have been told though that you can not
> connect to a VPN that is setup in Linux with a Windows machine.  Actualy i
> was told you could do it but there is not a form of encryption to hadle both
> OS's.
>
> Summary-
>     So i guess what im looking to figure out is how do I setup a LINUX based
> server as my VPN server, and all the clients are going to be Windows based.
> My remote offices will probably have a Linux Server running the VPN (We have
> several Pentium 90's that would do the job fairly easily) and they will
> forward the Windows based traffic out the VPN connections.
>
> Anyone have any ideas???  Can this be done, and can it be done securely?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
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