How to setup RAS Server / Client to use telephone extension number

Hi RAS Gurus
My employer have a small workforce of 40 people. He wants to give remote
access to 3 of these using PPTP with RAS (Windows 2003 Server). My VPN server
has three analog modems connected to it. The problem is that this VPN server
can not be directly connected to public telephone network. It can sit behind
a PBX with three specific extension numbers given to it. The clients are all
Windows XP-SP2 boxes. They can dial only front desk number from where the
front desk operator can connect to the desired extension number.

So the question is, how do I make the XP-SP2 clients dial the front desk
number, wait till this call is established and then followed by this call
establishment, dial the extension number(s) given to the server machine. Is
it really possible to do so?

OR

If not automatically, Is there a way the client user can dial the first
number manually, ask the operator to transfer the call to desired extension
number and at this point if I could handover the control to XP for
establishing the PPTP connection.

Please help.
Appreciate your advice in advance.

Regards,
--
Sam

I don't know about the PBX, but this is *not* PPTP(VPN), it is just plain
old normal RAS Dial-in. VPN is done over the Internet, dialing into your
PBX is not the Internet, so it is not PPTP(VPN).

You should contact your PBX vendors/manufactirers and find out what to do in
this situation,...it is no different than if you were trying to use a FAX
machine on a particular extension and have poeple send FAXes to it.

--

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


"Sam - The RAS Client" <Sam - The RAS (E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:78354ED5-2C28-40A9-B4BF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi RAS Gurus
> My employer have a small workforce of 40 people. He wants to give remote
> access to 3 of these using PPTP with RAS (Windows 2003 Server). My VPN
server
> has three analog modems connected to it. The problem is that this VPN
server
> can not be directly connected to public telephone network. It can sit
behind
> a PBX with three specific extension numbers given to it. The clients are
all
> Windows XP-SP2 boxes. They can dial only front desk number from where the
> front desk operator can connect to the desired extension number.
>
> So the question is, how do I make the XP-SP2 clients dial the front desk
> number, wait till this call is established and then followed by this call
> establishment, dial the extension number(s) given to the server machine.
Is
> it really possible to do so?
>
> OR
>
> If not automatically, Is there a way the client user can dial the first
> number manually, ask the operator to transfer the call to desired
extension
> number and at this point if I could handover the control to XP for
> establishing the PPTP connection.
>
> Please help.
> Appreciate your advice in advance.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Sam

Hey Phillip
Thanks for your inputs. I agree it is not a pure VPN scenario which occurs
over an existing internet connectivity. Lets call it remote-dial-in-access.
My PBX is an old one and I am not sure if I will get any support from them. I
can't buy a new one.
The question remains, how can a remote dial-in XP-SP2 client reach a server
behind PBX.
--
Sam

"Phillip Windell" wrote:

> I don't know about the PBX, but this is *not* PPTP(VPN), it is just plain
> old normal RAS Dial-in. VPN is done over the Internet, dialing into your
> PBX is not the Internet, so it is not PPTP(VPN).
>
> You should contact your PBX vendors/manufactirers and find out what to do in
> this situation,...it is no different than if you were trying to use a FAX
> machine on a particular extension and have poeple send FAXes to it.
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
> "Sam - The RAS Client" <Sam - The RAS (E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in message news:78354ED5-2C28-40A9-B4BF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi RAS Gurus
> > My employer have a small workforce of 40 people. He wants to give remote
> > access to 3 of these using PPTP with RAS (Windows 2003 Server). My VPN
> server
> > has three analog modems connected to it. The problem is that this VPN
> server
> > can not be directly connected to public telephone network. It can sit
> behind
> > a PBX with three specific extension numbers given to it. The clients are
> all
> > Windows XP-SP2 boxes. They can dial only front desk number from where the
> > front desk operator can connect to the desired extension number.
> >
> > So the question is, how do I make the XP-SP2 clients dial the front desk
> > number, wait till this call is established and then followed by this call
> > establishment, dial the extension number(s) given to the server machine.
> Is
> > it really possible to do so?
> >
> > OR
> >
> > If not automatically, Is there a way the client user can dial the first
> > number manually, ask the operator to transfer the call to desired
> extension
> > number and at this point if I could handover the control to XP for
> > establishing the PPTP connection.
> >
> > Please help.
> > Appreciate your advice in advance.
> >
> > Regards,
> > --
> > Sam
>
>
>

It depends on your PBX. The answer may be not at all!

"Sam - The RAS Client" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:98D435A0-4BFB-46F3-B4B1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hey Phillip
> Thanks for your inputs. I agree it is not a pure VPN scenario which
occurs
> over an existing internet connectivity. Lets call it
remote-dial-in-access.
> My PBX is an old one and I am not sure if I will get any support from
them. I
> can't buy a new one.
> The question remains, how can a remote dial-in XP-SP2 client reach a
server
> behind PBX.
> --
> Sam
>
> "Phillip Windell" wrote:
>
> > I don't know about the PBX, but this is *not* PPTP(VPN), it is just
plain
> > old normal RAS Dial-in. VPN is done over the Internet, dialing into
your
> > PBX is not the Internet, so it is not PPTP(VPN).
> >
> > You should contact your PBX vendors/manufactirers and find out what to
do in
> > this situation,...it is no different than if you were trying to use a
FAX
> > machine on a particular extension and have poeple send FAXes to it.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> > www.wandtv.com
> >
> >
> > "Sam - The RAS Client" <Sam - The RAS (E-Mail Removed)>
> > wrote in message
news:78354ED5-2C28-40A9-B4BF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi RAS Gurus
> > > My employer have a small workforce of 40 people. He wants to give
remote
> > > access to 3 of these using PPTP with RAS (Windows 2003 Server). My VPN
> > server
> > > has three analog modems connected to it. The problem is that this VPN
> > server
> > > can not be directly connected to public telephone network. It can sit
> > behind
> > > a PBX with three specific extension numbers given to it. The clients
are
> > all
> > > Windows XP-SP2 boxes. They can dial only front desk number from where
the
> > > front desk operator can connect to the desired extension number.
> > >
> > > So the question is, how do I make the XP-SP2 clients dial the front
desk
> > > number, wait till this call is established and then followed by this
call
> > > establishment, dial the extension number(s) given to the server
machine.
> > Is
> > > it really possible to do so?
> > >
> > > OR
> > >
> > > If not automatically, Is there a way the client user can dial the
first
> > > number manually, ask the operator to transfer the call to desired
> > extension
> > > number and at this point if I could handover the control to XP for
> > > establishing the PPTP connection.
> > >
> > > Please help.
> > > Appreciate your advice in advance.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > --
> > > Sam
> >
> >
> >

"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> It depends on your PBX. The answer may be not at all!

Ditto...

--

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