Setting Up a VPN Connection under Windows 2000

Step 1 Open the 'Network and Dial-Up Connections' control panel.
Step 2 Make a new connection
Step 3 Blah, blah.
Step 4 Select 'Connect to a private network through the Internet'
Step 5 You do not need to dial an initial connection unless you have
a computer that only connects to the internet via a modem,
in which case you should choose the name of the connection here.
Step 6 Enter the domain name (or IP address) of your VPN Connection
e.g. vpn.yourdomain.com
Step 7 Unless you have reason, choose the default.
Step 8 Give the connection a user name.
In most cases, just your company name will do.
Step 9 Now that the connection is created, we may need to modify
it if you are using a network with a domain if not you may
skip the rest of these steps. Right-click to get 'Properties'
Step 10 Select the 'Options' tag.
Step 11 Check the option box for 'Include Windows Logon Domain' on press OK
Step 12 Your VPN connection is now ready to be used, enter your username,
password & domain before selecting 'Connect'. Note: If you have a domain,
then you should use the same username and password as you would to log into the domain
Status This icon is used to signify an open network connection,
including an open VPN connection, you make double-click
on the icon for your VPN connection to check status or disconnect


Note 1: Once a VPN connection of this type is established, it should be viewed as an actual
phisical connection to the remote network with all the same benefits and limitations as well
as what is mentioned in Note 2.

Note 2: While this type of VPN connection is active, all other internet traffic is blocked,
so web-surfing, external email, chat programs, streaming audio/video etc. will cease to
function until the conection is closed.

by Kevin Dehning