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Windows 7 as a VPN server

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I have a friend who wants to be able to connect to their small office network using a VPN link. We tried going with a new Netgear router & their Prosafe VPN software which turned out to be a complete disaster (never did link up). I then read about adding an incoming VPN connection to a Windows 7 PC. I know that only 1 incoming connection is allowed at a time, and that I need to port forward tcp 1723 to the "vpn server" from the router. My question is, how does this role of a vpn server affect the Windows 7 PC? Does this need to be a dedicated PC or can you use a standard workstation, set it up properly for VPN server and still be able to use the workstation as normal AND allow a single VPN connection to it at the same time? Thanks.
Bill
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Hello,
Windows 7 can not be used as a VPN server. You have to use a Windows Server OS to perform that.
Maybe there is other third party softwares that can achieve your needs.
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Really??? I've read dozens of postings on other forums and websites that detail how to to do it step by step for Windows 7. Most of them mention only 1 incoming VPN, but nothing about using it at the same time as a user on the workstation itself.
http://ultra-it.blogspot.com/2009/10/setup-vpn-serverclient-in-windows-7.html
http://www.howtonetworking.com/VPN/win7vpn1.htm
I guess I will step through these completely and try it. Again, I'm only needing 1 incoming connection, not supporting multiple users or connections. Thanks.
Bill
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Hi,
In this scenario, Windows 7 acting as a mini-VPN or RAS server to other client computers on the network.
You don’t need to set a dedicated PC for this function, and you could use this workstation as normal.
Here is some information about Incoming Connections:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755008(WS.10).aspx
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