Help on setting up a VPN please?

[Johnbear007]

Can someone point me to a good begginners guide on setting up a VPN. I would like to set up a VPN for gaming with my friends. Is that possible?

 

[AFB]

I don't have any links,(JackMDS does) but I can recomend you a great VPN forum. BBR VPN forum.

 

[JackMDS]

What's Virtual Private Networks (VPN)?

These are secured private network connections, built on top of publicly-accessible infrastructure, such as the Internet or the public telephone network. VPNs typically employ some combination of encryption, digital certificates, strong user authentication and access control to provide security to the traffic they carry. They usually provide connectivity to many machines behind a gateway or firewall.

Quote from: http://vpn.shmoo.com/

Entry Level VPN solution can be done via Software at a minimal cost.

Serious VPN solution needs Real Server installations, and or Hardware solutions. The cost might mount into the High hundreds and more. .

The following is mainly a collection of Entry Level software issues.

Link: VPN Technologies: Definitions and Requirements

Link: Introduction to VPN.

Link: Microsoft take on VPN.

Link to: VPN Setup for Routers - Getting it to work with an IPSec Client.

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[Johnbear007]

Thanks, I will review all of those resources.

 

[Johnbear007]

Alright I have taken a look at those links, and they are all really concentrated on business applications. Is there anyone out there that can help me setup a simple VPN for gaming?

 

[Johnbear007]

So, do I need a VPN router? I'm readint through this and am not sure yet.

 

[cmetz]

Johnbear007, for gaming, get some Linksys BEFVP41s - reasonably cheap (ca. $100), hardware crypto (fast). You could do it in software on your PC, but most real gamers don't like major extra CPU loads on their PCs..

 

[Johnbear007]

This is for short term use. I dont mind the CPU usage, or ill just make another little box as a server

 

[cmetz]

Johnbear007, for short term use, Google for PPTP. As a protocol, it sucks. For security, it sucks. For quick and dirty and cheap, it's probably what you want.

 

[AFB]

I think you can use windows for a PPTP VPN.

 

[WIFFY]

Hello.
I'm trying to set up a VPN also and hope someone can help. I followed alot of the links provided above
and thought I was all set but am now getting a PPP error
I'm using win xp as my vpn server and trying to access it using Win 2000.
I really feel like i'm batting my head agains the wall.
I went in under properties of where you can disable LCP and tried that as a trouble shoot
and that didn't help either.
Any Ideas, thanks much ahead of time. wiffy2