Remotevpn.net

If you want to configure a VPN connection from a Windows Vista
client computer you only need what comes with the Operating System
itself, it's all built right in. To set up a connection to a VPN,
follow these steps:

1. On the computer that is running
   Windows XP,
   confirm that the connection to the Internet is correctly
   configured.
   
2. Click Start, and then click Control
   Panel.
3. In Control Panel, double-click Network Connections.
4. Click Create a new connection.
5. In the Network Connection Wizard, click Next.
6. Click Connect to the network at my workplace,
   and then click Next.
7. Click Virtual Private Network connection,
   and then click Next.
8. If you are prompted to, do one of the following:
   • If you use a dial-up connection to connect to the
     Internet, click Automatically dial this initial
     connection, and then click your dial-up Internet
     connection from the list.
   • If you use a full-time connection such as a cable modem,
     click Do not dial the initial connection.
9. Click Next.
10. Type
    vpn.remotevpn.net, and then click Next.
11. Type
    vpn.remotevpn.net, and then click Next.
12. Click Anyone's use if you want the
    connection to be available to anyone who logs on to the
    computer, or click My use only to make it
    available only when you log on to the computer, and then click
    Next.
13. Click to select the Add a shortcut to this
    connection to my desktop check box if you want to
    create a shortcut on the desktop, and then click Finish.
14. If you are prompted to connect, click No.
15. In the Network Connections window,
    right-click the new connection.
16. Click Properties, and then configure more
    options for the connection:
    • If you are connecting to a domain, click the
      Options tab, and then click to select the
      Include Windows logon
      domain check box to specify whether to request
      Windows logon domain
      information before you try to connect.
    • If you want the computer to redial the connection if the
      line is dropped, click the Options tab, and
      then click to select the Redial if line is dropped
      check box.

To use the connection, follow these steps:

1. Use one of the following methods:
   • Click Start, point to Connect
     To, and then click the new connection.
   • If you added a connection shortcut to the desktop,
     double-click the shortcut on the desktop.
2. If you are not currently connected to the Internet,
   Windows offers to connect to the
   Internet.
3. After your computer connects to the Internet, the VPN server
   prompts you for your user name and password. Type your user name
   and password, and then click Connect. Your
   network resources should be available to you in just like they
   are when you connect directly to the network.
4. To disconnect from the VPN, right-click the icon for the
   connection, and then click Disconnect.