Re: Connecting to Windows Network via VPN

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On Thu, 2006-06-08 at 09:40 -0500, Bill Polhemus wrote:
> cI can find plenty of stuff about connecting a Windows client to a Linux 
> network via VPN, but I have the OPPOSITE need. My employer's network is 
> Windows 2003 Server, but I've got a Fedora machine at home and I'd like 
> to connect to it. I have absolutely no problem doing so from Windows but 
> I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do it from Fedora.
> 
> For one thing, it seems like the Linux VPN client wants "too much 
> information" compared to how you configure the VPN client in Windows. I 
> have an employer-owned laptop that is already set up with a Cisco 
> client, including preloaded certificates and the like, but I can also 
> connect via a plain-jane Windows XP Home box, by entering the IP number 
> of the gateway, and then giving it a user name and password.
> 
> Seems like under Linux, I have to tell if its "host-to-host" or 
> "gateway-to-gateway," then it wants certificates, etc. I just want to be 
> able to connect, give it an ID and password, and go, just like with 
> Windows. I admit total ignorance beyond that; I'm not trying to 
> administrate anything, just trying to hook up as a client.
> 
> Any insights would be most appreciated.

Have you tried Terminal Server Client.

Fred Erickson

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