How to make a VPN Server using Windows XP Professional
by Iulian-Florin Toma (www.TiF.ro)
- On the Desktop, right-click the “My Network Places” icon.
- Choose “Properties” from the menu. The “Network connections” window appears.
- Double click the “New Connection Wizard” icon.
- In the first dialog, click “Next”.
- Then choose “Set up an advanced connection” and click “Next”.
- Choose “Accept incoming connections” and click “Next”.
- In the following dialog, DON’T SELECT ANYTHING ! Just click “Next”.
- Select “Allow virtual private connections” and click “Next”.
- In the following dialog, click on the “Add…” button.
- Enter the username (ex: “vpn”), fullname (ex: “vpn”) , password (ex: “vpn123”), confirm password (ex: “vpn123”) for accesing the new VPN Server,
then click the “OK” button.
- Make sure that the new user (“vpn”) is selected in the list, then click “Next”.
- In the following dialog, click “Next”
- In the last dialog, click “Finish”.
Wait for the VPN Server to be created!
The VPN Server is now ready!
Thanks for your patience reading this guide!
Iulian-Florin Toma