Could someone show me a good tutorial on setting up a free vpn?
Duki 552 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso
Marymead-IT 3 Newbie Poster
Hi Duki,
We set up a free VPN using PPTP in a Microsoft Windows Server environment with Active Directory.
Microsoft have a set of instructions for a setting up a VPN in a "Test Lab" scenario. It goes through how to set up the test lab all the way to dialing in.
You can download the instructions here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=58a8b58a-5655-4cc1-9d6a-91119b54ae0a&DisplayLang=en
If that link doesn't work, go to microsoft.com and search the downloads section for: step by step setting up vpn.
The instructions go through setting up PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol) and L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol). PPTP is fine for most applications (and far simpler to set up than L2TP), but if you want to be extra secure, look into L2TP using digital certificates. Instructions for implementing both are provided in the document from Microsoft.
Make sure you configure your firewall properly, or it won't work. If you use PPTP, set your router/firewall to forward incoming traffic on port 1723 to the server you are using for VPN authentication.
Good luck with it!
Chris Fry
Duki commented: this is awesome. thanks a ton! +3
lasher511 commented: Just returning the favor +0
Duki 552 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso
dude you rock. thanks
DimaYasny 180 Godmode enabled Team Colleague Featured Poster
hamachi is free and it passes routers without extra settings. it is also much more secure than pptp.
there's openVPN if you use *NIX OS
Castorpoluks 0 Newbie Poster
u can use tor, hotspotshield or freedur for free to protect ur ip
henduo12 0 Light Poster
i use Open VPN, works better then hotspotshield, check it you
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