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[insurgent]

This is frustrating me:

I have MWEB ADSL 384kb/s.
I've been trying to set up a VPN on Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit....

When it asks what connection i'd like to use, I cannot see the already established ADSL connection, so I did some research on the router. I found the router is cheap etc, and that it cannot be a VPN server / client, but it does allow a VPN to be created on the LAN (I think).
Can somebody please help me out as I would really like to experiment with a VPN

Thank you in advance!

P.S. I am out of international cap and I am using Local Only

 

[ponder]

http://openvpn.net/ sort your cap out though.

Should be able to use the LAN connection. Do you use PPPoE on your PC?

 

[insurgent]

PPPoE is established on the router yes

 

[ponder]

Step 1. Open Network and Sharing Center from Control Panel

Step 2. Choose Set up a new connection or network.

Step 3. In the next window, choose Use my Internet Connection (VPN)

Step 4. Type in the address in either domain name or IP address (you should receive these information from the VPN service provider), and name the connection in the destination name box. Then click Next.

Step 5. In the next window, enter your username and password for the VPN access. And click Create. You’re all set if you see the next window as below.

Step 6. To launch it, simply click the small network icon on the system tray at the bottom right corner, and pick the connection we just created from the popup list, and Connect.

How to Connect VPN in Windows 7

Problem How to Configure Your Computer to Initiate Outgoing VPN Connections in Windows 7?

Solution Open Control Panel->Network and Internet->Network and Share Center.Click Set up a new connection or network.

Select Connect to a workplace and click Next.

Select Use my internet connection (VPN).

Type the IP address or computer name where you wish to connect and your connection name under the Destination name field.

Enter a User name and password that has been granted access to the host computer.

Then click Connect.

How to Configure your Computer to Accept Incoming VPN Connections in Windows 7

Information
This will show you how to configure your computer to accept VPN connection and router settings to allow Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) on your Network in Windows 7.
RELATED LINKS:
Virtual Private Network (VPN) – Enable Outgoing VPN Connections
How to Create a Homegroup in Windows 7


Here’s How:
1. Go to Control Panel and open Network and Sharing Center.

2. Click on Change adapter settings

3. Press Alt+F and select New Incoming connection…

4. Put a check on who you’d like to give access to this computer or you can configure a new account by clicking on Add someone… Click on Next.

5. Put a check mark on Through the Internet. Click on Next.

6. Select the protocols you want to enable for this connection. Click on Allow access.

Tip: Default selections (Recommended): Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks and QoS Packet Scheduler. You should have at least TCP/IPv4 selected to successfully accept connections. Highlight the protocols for their descriptions.
A) To allow the client access your LAN resources, highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click on Properties. Put a check mark on Allow all callers to access my local area network. Here you can have the IP assigned automatically, assign IPs following your LAN segment format or let the client assign its own IP address.

7. Take note of the Computer name as this will be used by the client to connect to this computer. Click on Close.

8. You will now have the Incoming Connections icon in Network Connections. Your computer is now ready to accept incoming VPN connections.

Important: Configure your firewall to allow access to TCP port 1723 to allow incoming Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection for VPN.

Router Configuration: Enable PPTP and Generic Route Encapsulation (GRE) on the Router. Depending on the type of router, you need to either enable PPTP or create a port forward to port 1723. If you’re router has an additional setting for PPTP or VPN, make sure it’s enabled. It’s usually called a “pass-through” setting (i.e. PPTP pass-through or VPN pass-through)

Hope this helps, would have posted images but not allowed here.

 

[insurgent]

3) Select Use my internet connection (VPN)..

Thats the only problem i get... cannot see internet connection because my router blocks it from detection ;/

 

[insurgent]

thanks think its working, gotta test though,,...... now whats my ip

 

[Technically]

http://www.whatsmyip.org/

 

[ponder]

thanks think its working, gotta test though,,...... now whats my ip

What di you do to make it work?

Fsck, I hate posts like these.

 

[insurgent]

port forwarded to local ip
just going to test it from work now
thanks

 

[Rocket-Boy]

The easiest thing to use is Openvpn, I use it all over and its rock solid. It doesnt care about forwards etc it just wants and internet connections and its done.
There are some very simple howto's on their website which was mentioned above.

 

[ponder]

The easiest thing to use is Openvpn, I use it all over and its rock solid. It doesnt care about forwards etc it just wants and internet connections and its done.
There are some very simple howto's on their website which was mentioned above.

Ja, always recommend that first.