Creating a VPN Connection with Windows XP Professional

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Windows XP Professional, like Windows 2000, contains integrated support for VPN clients using with L2TP or IPSec protocols. VPN connections, like other types of network connections, are created and configured through the Network Connections folder.
Before you can set up a connection to a VPN server, you need to know the following information:

The IP address or […]

The Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)

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The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is an error-checking protocol used for dial-up connections to the Internet. PPP allows for the encapsulation of data packets from multiple protocols for simple transmission across a dedicated link, such as a phone line when you dial in to the Internet. PPP performs no routing functions, but merely encapsulates the protocol […]

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