Windows 2003 as vpn server

There are two ways that you can connect to your workplace— 1 dial-up; or 2 VPN. For this step, select the Virtual Private Network connection option and click the Next button.

The next step of the wizard asks you to name the new connection. You can use just about anything you want here since this just helps to keep track of what's what on your client machine.

A name is useful if you have more than one VPN connection to manage. The next step of the wizard asks you to decide which users should be able to use this new connection. Do you want it available for just the use of the currently logged in user, or should it be available for any user?

Keep in mind that, even if a connection is available to a logged in user that you don't want connected to the VPN, user must still provide valid credentials to actually attach to the VPN services. For this example, I've enabled the VPN connection for my use only. Finally, you're finished creating the initial connection, as evidenced by a screen that looks like the one shown in Figure F. Click Finish.

The Network Connection Wizard just creates the initial connection with common parameters. Now that it's created, you need to make modifications based on your environment. In particular, I've often run into trouble with Network Connection Wizard-created VPN connections' default gateway setting—more on that in a bit.

As soon as you're done with the Network Connection Wizard, the new connection pops up so that you can connect to the remote VPN server. The example, shown below in Figure G , contains the username and password, which I provided. Before you hit the Connect button, take a little time to adjust the client settings. To do so, click the Properties button. I will go through most of the screens, and provide explanation where I recommend that you change the default settings.

There isn't much to change here, except if you need to change the name or IP address of the server to which you will connect. You can also configure this connection to dial a different connection before attempting to connect to the VPN. This is useful for clients that need to establish a dial-up connection before connecting to the VPN as it reduces the number of steps the remote user must take to attach to your server.

Also located on this tab is a checkbox that enables the network adapter icon to appear in the system tray whenever this connection is active.

Short version: You don't need to make changes here if you provided all of the necessary information during the wizard. The Options tab provides choices for how to handle the initial connection and any subsequent redial attempts. The word "dial" on this screen is a little misleading since the options aren't strictly for modem-only users. On this screen, you can dictate whether the system should provide you with information about the connection status and how user names, passwords and domain names should be handled.

Further, you can tell Windows what to do if the connection is dropped—should it be automatically redialed or not, for example? Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Network Infrastructure Servers. Sign in to vote. Any suggestions will be very very much appreciated, as this is causing me some grief! Thanks in advance, Fred. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.

Click Create a new connection under Network Tasks , and then click Next. Click Connect to the network at my workplace to create the dial-up connection. Type a descriptive name for this connection in the Company name dialog box, and then click Next. Click Do not dial the initial connection if the computer is permanently connected to the Internet. Click Next.

Click Anyone's use if you want to permit any user who logs on to the workstation to have access to this dial-up connection.

Click My use only if you want this connection to be available only to the currently logged-on user. Click Properties to continue to configure options for the connection. To continue to configure options for the connection, follow these steps:. Click Start , point to Connect to , and then click the new connection. If you don't currently have a connection to the Internet, Windows offers to connect to the Internet. When the connection to the Internet is made, the VPN server prompts you for your user name and password.

Type your user name and password, and then click Connect. Your network resources must be available to you in the same way they're when you connect directly to the network.

To disconnect from the VPN, right-click the connection icon, and then click Disconnect. Cause : The name of the client computer is the same as the name of another computer on the network. Solution : Verify that the names of all computers on the network and computers connecting to the network are using unique computer names.

For more information about how to turn on the remote access server, see the Windows Server Help and Support Center. For more information about how to configure ports for remote access, see the Windows Server Help and Support Center. For more information about how to view properties of the remote access server, see the Windows Server Help and Support Center. To do so, click Ports in Routing and Remote Access. Cause : The VPN client and the VPN server in conjunction with a remote access policy aren't configured to use at least one common authentication method.

Solution : Configure the VPN client and the VPN server in conjunction with a remote access policy to use at least one common authentication method. For more information about how to configure authentication, see the Windows Server Help and Support Center. Cause : The VPN client and the VPN server in conjunction with a remote access policy aren't configured to use at least one common encryption method.

Solution : Configure the VPN client and the VPN server in conjunction with a remote access policy to use at least one common encryption method. For more information about how to configure encryption, see the Windows Server Help and Support Center. Cause : The VPN connection doesn't have the appropriate permissions through dial-in properties of the user account and remote access policies.

Solution : Verify that the VPN connection has the appropriate permissions through dial-in properties of the user account and remote access policies. For the connection to be established, the settings of the connection attempt must:. For more information about an introduction to remote access policies, and how to accept a connection attempt, see the Windows Server Help and Support Center.

Cause : The settings of the remote access policy profile are in conflict with properties of the VPN server. The properties of the remote access policy profile and the properties of the VPN server both contain settings for:. If the settings of the profile of the matching remote access policy are in conflict with the settings of the VPN server, the connection attempt is rejected. Solution : Verify that the settings of the remote access policy profile aren't in conflict with properties of the VPN server.

Cause : The answering router can't validate the credentials of the calling router user name, password, and domain name. Solution : Verify that the credentials of the VPN client user name, password, and domain name are correct and can be validated by the VPN server.

Solution : If the VPN server is configured with a static IP address pool, verify that there are enough addresses in the pool. If all of the addresses in the static pool have been allocated to connected VPN clients, the VPN server can't allocate an IP address, and the connection attempt is rejected. If all of the addresses in the static pool have been allocated, modify the pool.