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  1. Da Lucky 1 New Member

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    i got a virtual private network running on my computer, and have a friend connected to it.

    He cannot view my shared files, and i cant view his.

    he also cannot join or see any of my lan games.

    i also cannot have more than one person connected at once.

    Isnt a VPN supposed to have the capabilities of a normal LAN connection?
    Da Lucky 1, Dec 5, 2005
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  2. Axl_Rose New Member

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    It should. I have no experience setting one up, but I have one that I use for school and I have all the abilities that you are talkin about.

    Are you in the same workgroup? Because I know that makes a difference.

    Also who makes the VPN you are using, I use a cisco version.
    Axl_Rose, Dec 5, 2005
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  3. Da Lucky 1 New Member

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    winblows.

    im just using the network setup wizard to make one
    Da Lucky 1, Dec 5, 2005
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  4. Axl_Rose New Member

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    There is a VPN built into windows? I didn't know that. It's may not be very good. Check out this: http://www.openvpn.net
    Axl_Rose, Dec 5, 2005
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  5. Da Lucky 1 New Member

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    theres no server, only a client.. :/
    Da Lucky 1, Dec 5, 2005
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  6. Da Lucky 1 New Member

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    ok, got it working, now, is there way to allow the windows VPN to let more than 1 person connect
    Da Lucky 1, Dec 5, 2005
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  7. Mr. Ali Junior Member

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    i believe thats a limitation in windows xp vpn

    you would need windows server to do more.
    Mr. Ali, Dec 5, 2005
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  8. Da Lucky 1 New Member

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    wtf, thats homo
    Da Lucky 1, Dec 5, 2005
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  9. ivwshane We are all old school!

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    I've never used vpn but does vpn just give you access to network shares over the internet securely?

    Why wouldn't you use a secure ftp connection?

    http://www.smartftp.com/features.php

    It seems like it would be less work and more secure since you could really limit what your users can access and change. Plus it would allow multiple users.
    ivwshane, Dec 5, 2005
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  10. Da Lucky 1 New Member

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    because the original intent of my idea was to be able to play games over lan, not just share files
    Da Lucky 1, Dec 6, 2005
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  11. Brofar New Member

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    However we've seen that lan games over VPN = shitty ping so I suggest just making an open server with password ?:)
    Brofar, Dec 6, 2005
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  12. Da Lucky 1 New Member

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    problem is that i cant play an online game with NFSMW for reasons unknown :p
    Da Lucky 1, Dec 6, 2005
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  13. Brofar New Member

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    ahh :)))
    Brofar, Dec 6, 2005
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  14. SoulAssassin Car Ramrod

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    Yeah...the only time i've ever seen a vpn with a decent ping time was with a dedicated wins server.
    SoulAssassin, Dec 6, 2005
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