Windows XP, VPN and internet connection sharing

[w1z4rd]

So this is what I want to do. At my office I have a 4mb uncapped account with screamer, I will be paying the R35 a month for a static IP.

There office connection has a server running ClearOS on it and I can pretty easily setup a VPN on it.

Now in my home office I have a 4mb line. I was wondering if I could setup a laptop on my home network (laptop has windows XP), to use a local only account... connect out through the local only account. It will vpn to the server at the offices.

Will that laptop with windows xp that is connected to the main office be able to share the main offices internet connection via the vpn to the local network at home?

Normally I would try something like this with proper hardware, but I have a laptop at home that is very bored.

 

[ramar]

Sounds like it should work to me.

 

[MickZA]

As long as you have static IPs both ends of the VPN it will work.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

So this is what I want to do. At my office I have a 4mb uncapped account with screamer, I will be paying the R35 a month for a static IP.

There office connection has a server running ClearOS on it and I can pretty easily setup a VPN on it.

Now in my home office I have a 4mb line. I was wondering if I could setup a laptop on my home network (laptop has windows XP), to use a local only account... connect out through the local only account. It will vpn to the server at the offices.

Will that laptop with windows xp that is connected to the main office be able to share the main offices internet connection via the vpn to the local network at home?

Normally I would try something like this with proper hardware, but I have a laptop at home that is very bored.

It might work, but you'll probably need to set up a proxy server

 

[w1z4rd]

As long as you have static IPs both ends of the VPN it will work.

Why do you need static IPs on both sides?

 

[syntax]

As long as you have static IPs both ends of the VPN it will work.

u dont need static ip's on both sides.

 

[w1z4rd]

It might work, but you'll probably need to set up a proxy server

The ClearOS is currently running squid and dansguardian on it.

 

[w1z4rd]

Yeah, AFAIK, I just need a static ip on the office side I am dialing into.

 

[Elvis007]

Just remember your download speed will then be 512k, the upload speed of your office connection...

 

[MickZA]

Static IPs because he said he wants to use local bandwidth.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

The ClearOS is currently running squid and dansguardian on it.

Cool, that will sort you out.

 

[syntax]

Static IPs because he said he wants to use local bandwidth.

i dont follow?

whether the ip is static or not, it is still a local (za) ip?

 

[MickZA]

My mistake, I thought he said he had a static IP at home. A static IP at the office end is of course the important thing (when using local bandwith).

 

[w1z4rd]

Just remember your download speed will then be 512k, the upload speed of your office connection...

Very important advice, thank you!