Setting up a basic point to point VPN

Hi,

We have 2 servers, 1 in a datacentre in the UK and 1 in a datacentre in
Ireland. Both Servers are running windows 2003 Standard Server.

I would like to create a permanent VPN to connect both servers, Can anyone
point me in the right direction??

Thanks in advance,
Jeremy Byrski
www.CentralR.com

You might want to consider a hardware solution here. However, you can
certainly do it with Win 2003. This article tells you how:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/its.../vpnroute.mspx

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Jeremy Byrski" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> We have 2 servers, 1 in a datacentre in the UK and 1 in a datacentre in
> Ireland. Both Servers are running windows 2003 Standard Server.
>
> I would like to create a permanent VPN to connect both servers, Can anyone
> point me in the right direction??
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jeremy Byrski
> www.CentralR.com
>
>

I agree with Doug's first suggestion. Do it with hardware - I like
Sonicwalls very much for this (and other things). Less resource load on the
servers for one thing....


Jeremy Byrski wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We have 2 servers, 1 in a datacentre in the UK and 1 in a datacentre
> in Ireland. Both Servers are running windows 2003 Standard Server.
>
> I would like to create a permanent VPN to connect both servers, Can
> anyone point me in the right direction??
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jeremy Byrski
> www.CentralR.com

If your still wish to do it with Win2003, then this is the process.

Virtual Private Networking with Windows Server 2003: Deploying Site-to-Site
VPNs
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../vpndpls2.mspx

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"Jeremy Byrski" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> We have 2 servers, 1 in a datacentre in the UK and 1 in a datacentre in
> Ireland. Both Servers are running windows 2003 Standard Server.
>
> I would like to create a permanent VPN to connect both servers, Can anyone
> point me in the right direction??
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jeremy Byrski
> www.CentralR.com
>
>