when people ask "do you have vpn at home?" They actually mean do I have
vpn client setup at home? I am talking about remote access from home to
office. I have PC Anywhere, that means I have VPN at home, right?

please advise. thanks!!

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VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. It comes with Windows XP. You can se
tup VPN host or client on the XP. this how to may help,

How to setup VPN
How to create an incoming networking connection. You can configure an incomi
ng
connection to accept the following connection types: (modem, ISDN, X.25), ..
.
www.howtonetworking.com/Windows/vpnsetup.htm 

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net[/
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when people ask "do you have vpn at home?" They actually mean do I have
vpn client setup at home? I am talking about remote access from home to
office. I have PC Anywhere, that means I have VPN at home, right?

please advise. thanks!!

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On 15 Sep 2005 23:50:11 -0700, jrefactors@hotmail.com wrote:

>when people ask "do you have vpn at home?" They actually mean do I have
>vpn client setup at home? I am talking about remote access from home to
>office. I have PC Anywhere, that means I have VPN at home, right?

No, it means you have remote control software at home. The question
doesn't mean much - ask them if they mean do you host a VPN at home,
or can you setup a VPN client. THen you can give a sensible answer...

-Rob

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