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i mean the VPN Server does not have a static IP. or a registered name. I get a dynamic IP from my broadband provider, and I want to set up a VPN so someone can access my machine like they were on our little LAN. so, in fact we both (client and server) have dynamic IP's. is this a possible...

Can I set up a vpn server without having a static IP???

is there some setup software that you can adjust configurations for the router?? i think he is going to use 2k server's built in VPN... although i'm going to need to do some more research on how well that works...

I need to VPN to a Win 2K server in a friends home network. He's thinking of getting a DSL router to share his home connection because his software sharing program keeps crashing. With this solution, will there still be an ISP generated IP that I can connect to through VPN??? or are they all...

so, i gave NAT a try... seemed like the installation was pretty easy... picked internal and external adapters... the client machines receive IP's but i still cannot ping the gateway or resolve anything from the client machines

i did think of using ICS, however, i eventually want to set up VPN service and I have read that ICS and VPN do not work together... anyone have an opinion on what's better... NAT or DHCP for my solution??

in response to your other question... I have not yet set up active directory yet... i'm just figuring out what it is... i'm not sure if i will or won't.... seems like it's something i should learn though so i probably will once i get past this little problem..

thanks for the reply... upon further investigation i discovered NAT as an alternative. I am wondering if this is the solution I want? it seems if I'm running a DHCP server, my ISP can somehow know about that?? I don't think they'd approve... so do you think NAT is what I should try?? i...

i'm trying to set up dhcp in win 2k server so I can assign IP addresses to my roomates PC's i've got two NIC's in the machine one gains a dynamic (well it's never changed in 3 months actually) IP from my ISP. DHCP is installed, scope is defined, I'm not sure how to set up the LAN NIC card to...

the local connectivity works great thanks! are you using this setup for internet access for both computers?? couldn't get that part to work... set up my local IP as his gateway.. but somehow need to let my computer forward his http requests... not sure how to do that... is it possible to...

We've got two PC's, one running win2K Pro w/ 2 nic's (dynamic IP from @Home on one, 192.168.0.1 on the other) the other PC is running win 98 w/ IP 192.168.0.2. win2K seems to get confused by the two cards and doesn't allow me any internet access with the local NIC enabled... when i disable it...

anyone know what to do if the screen says ATA 33? I've got ATA66 drive, just not sure how to enable it..

Anyone know if monitor hubs exist? I need a way to use one monitor for two systems w/ out switching the cables each time... thanks in advance :)

check out this thread Link

yea... it's just the #'s I found weren't toll free.. I guess I'll have to suck it up though.... :)