


A VPN combines the virtues of a dial-up connection to a dial-up server with the ease and flexibility of an Internet connection. Overview of VPNĪ virtual private network is a means of connecting to a private network (such as your office network) by way of a public network (such as the Internet). Data is sent across the public network by using its routing infrastructure, but to the user, it appears as if the data is sent over a dedicated private link. VPNs do this by "tunneling" through the Internet or through another public network in a manner that provides the same security and features as a private network. You can make your Windows Server 2003-based computer a remote-access server so that other users can connect to it by using VPN, and then they can log on to the network and access shared resources. With a virtual private network, you can connect network components through another network, such as the Internet. This step-by-step article describes how to install virtual private networking (VPN) and how to create a new VPN connection in servers that are running Windows Server 2003.įor a Microsoft Windows XP version of this article, see 314076.Īpplies to: Windows Server 2003 Original KB number: 323441 Summary
