SET UP A VPN CONNECTION

June 24, 2008

Way to connect to a VPN (Virtual Private Network) server from Windows XP.

  • Go to control panel.
  • Goto “Network Connections”—>New Connection Wizard.
  • Click Next then Check ‘Connect to the network at my workplace’.
  • Check “Virtual Private Network Connection”.
  • Give anything as Company Name.
  • Check “Automatically Dial this Initial Connection” and select your default internet connection from the list.
  • Give host name as ‘pptp.<hostname>.com’.     [Example "linkideo" ,"relakks"]
  • Click on ‘Finish’ [Check "Create a shortcut on my desktop"]
  • Launch the pptp client from the desktop shortcut.Give your registered vpn username and password and click “connect”.
  • CONGRATZ YOU ARE CONNECTED..!

Thanks!

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