Test the client connection -- How to set up a VPN, Step 10

1. Double click on the connection in the list of available connections.

2. You will be prompted for a username and password. Rather than entering your logon credentials, click the Properties button.

3. In Properties, select the Networking tab.

4. Set Type of VPN to PPTP VPN and click OK.

5. You will be returned to the VPN logon screen. Enter your username in the domain/username format.

6. Now enter your password and click Connect.

7. There is a chance that you may be prompted as to which connection you want to use. If prompted, select the LAN Connection option.

8. Once you are connected, go to Start -> Run and enter the \\servername\ROOT command.

You should see the content's of your server's C drive (assuming that you have the rights). Of course, it's rare that you would be directly accessing the server's C drive. More often, you would be accessing a specific share on the server. To do so, you would enter \\servername\sharename.

HOW TO SET UP A VPN

 Home: Introduction
 Step 1: Setup requirements
 Step 2: Implement DHCP services
 Step 3: Create an enterprise certificate authority
 Step 4: Install IAS
 Step 5: Configure IAS
 Step 6: Create a remote access policy
 Step 7: Configure the VPN server
 Step 8: Associate the VPN server with the DHCP server
 Step 9: Configure your remote clients
 Step 10: Test the client connection
 Step 11: Alternate VPN configuration options

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Brien M. Posey, MCSE Brien is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for his work with Windows 2000 Server and IIS. He has served as CIO for a nationwide chain of hospitals and was once in charge of IT security for Fort Knox. As a freelance technical writer, he has written for Microsoft, TechTarget, CNET, ZDNet, MSD2D, Relevant Technologies and other technology companies. Copyright 2005 TechTarget

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