VPN Logon

Hi there

Is there a way to make a user logon to the network using VPN without the
need for expensive software, etc.?

Situation: user at home with laptop decides to work. At the logon screen
they enter the user name and password which would then authenticate with the
server as if they were connected in the office.

Julian

No, you don't need expensive software. It is built into many
firewall/router products and is standard in Windows server.

First check the specs of your firewall/router. This is the simplest an
most effective way to do it.

"Julian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6DEE7B28-068A-4127-9F16-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi there
>
> Is there a way to make a user logon to the network using VPN without the
> need for expensive software, etc.?
>
> Situation: user at home with laptop decides to work. At the logon screen
> they enter the user name and password which would then authenticate with
> the
> server as if they were connected in the office.
>
> Julian

Bill

The only options you get at logon is connect via dialup, what I'd like to do
is connect over the internet. We are just using a standard BT
router/firewall, with additonal firewall software in the DMZ with port
forwarding as required.

To connect via VPN we have used the standard Windows link to IP address and
all works, but we'd like to do this at logon.

Julian


"Bill Grant" wrote:

> No, you don't need expensive software. It is built into many
> firewall/router products and is standard in Windows server.
>
> First check the specs of your firewall/router. This is the simplest an
> most effective way to do it.
>
> "Julian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:6DEE7B28-068A-4127-9F16-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi there
> >
> > Is there a way to make a user logon to the network using VPN without the
> > need for expensive software, etc.?
> >
> > Situation: user at home with laptop decides to work. At the logon screen
> > they enter the user name and password which would then authenticate with
> > the
> > server as if they were connected in the office.
> >
> > Julian
>
>

You can use ISA server 2004/2006 ,a little bit expensive but you will have a
peace of mind ,please check the following news grourp:

MICROSOFT.PUBLIC.ISA.VPN

and the following web site : nwww.isaserver.org

Best regards
"Julian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:AAF4B057-1BF8-4227-84FC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Bill
>
> The only options you get at logon is connect via dialup, what I'd like to
> do
> is connect over the internet. We are just using a standard BT
> router/firewall, with additonal firewall software in the DMZ with port
> forwarding as required.
>
> To connect via VPN we have used the standard Windows link to IP address
> and
> all works, but we'd like to do this at logon.
>
> Julian
>
>
> "Bill Grant" wrote:
>
>> No, you don't need expensive software. It is built into many
>> firewall/router products and is standard in Windows server.
>>
>> First check the specs of your firewall/router. This is the simplest
>> an
>> most effective way to do it.
>>
>> "Julian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:6DEE7B28-068A-4127-9F16-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi there
>> >
>> > Is there a way to make a user logon to the network using VPN without
>> > the
>> > need for expensive software, etc.?
>> >
>> > Situation: user at home with laptop decides to work. At the logon
>> > screen
>> > they enter the user name and password which would then authenticate
>> > with
>> > the
>> > server as if they were connected in the office.
>> >
>> > Julian
>>
>>
>

If you can connect to the VPN OK, you should be able to use the "logon
using a dialup connection" option to do a domain logon at connection time.
In this context, your VPN connection is a dialup connction.

"Julian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:AAF4B057-1BF8-4227-84FC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Bill
>
> The only options you get at logon is connect via dialup, what I'd like to
> do
> is connect over the internet. We are just using a standard BT
> router/firewall, with additonal firewall software in the DMZ with port
> forwarding as required.
>
> To connect via VPN we have used the standard Windows link to IP address
> and
> all works, but we'd like to do this at logon.
>
> Julian
>
>
> "Bill Grant" wrote:
>
>> No, you don't need expensive software. It is built into many
>> firewall/router products and is standard in Windows server.
>>
>> First check the specs of your firewall/router. This is the simplest
>> an
>> most effective way to do it.
>>
>> "Julian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:6DEE7B28-068A-4127-9F16-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi there
>> >
>> > Is there a way to make a user logon to the network using VPN without
>> > the
>> > need for expensive software, etc.?
>> >
>> > Situation: user at home with laptop decides to work. At the logon
>> > screen
>> > they enter the user name and password which would then authenticate
>> > with
>> > the
>> > server as if they were connected in the office.
>> >
>> > Julian
>>
>>