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 ====== L2TP VPN Windows Client setup ====== ====== L2TP VPN Windows Client setup ======
  
-:!: VPN Connections can be quite useful for remote control or small file access.  However, limited bandwidth makes it less effective for data transfer volumes commonly seen on a LAN.  +See also **[[networking:windows:windows_vpn|Windows VPN Notes]]** 
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 +:!: VPN Connections can be quite useful for remote control or small file access.  However, limited bandwidth makes it less effective for data transfer volumes commonly seen on a LAN. 
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 +:!: For IP routing to work the IP address of the network you are connecting from must be different than the network you are connecting to.  If they are the same the connection will complete but data will not transfer.  
  
 ====== Windows 7 ====== ====== Windows 7 ======
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   * Click ''Change Adapter Settings''   * Click ''Change Adapter Settings''
   * Right Click the adapter you just created -> Properties   * Right Click the adapter you just created -> Properties
-  * On Security tab Type of VPN select Layer 2...+  * On Security tab Type of VPN select ''Layer 2...''
   * Uncheck ''Challenge Handshake Authentication...'' -> Advanced   * Uncheck ''Challenge Handshake Authentication...'' -> Advanced
   * Check ''Use preshared key'' and enter the Secret given to you by your administrator -> OK   * Check ''Use preshared key'' and enter the Secret given to you by your administrator -> OK
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   * Right Click the adapter you just created -> Properties   * Right Click the adapter you just created -> Properties
   * On Security tab Type of VPN select ''Layer 2...''   * On Security tab Type of VPN select ''Layer 2...''
-  * For Data encryption select ''Require encryption (disconnect...''+  * For Data encryption select ''Require encryption...''
   * Check ''Allow these protocols''   * Check ''Allow these protocols''
   * Check ''Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2)''   * Check ''Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2)''
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   * Right Click the adapter you just created -> Properties   * Right Click the adapter you just created -> Properties
   * On Security tab Type of VPN select ''Layer 2...''   * On Security tab Type of VPN select ''Layer 2...''
-  * For Data encryption select ''Require encryption (disconnect...''+  * For Data encryption select ''Require encryption...''
   * Check ''Allow these protocols''   * Check ''Allow these protocols''
   * Check ''Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2)''   * Check ''Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2)''
-  * Click Advanced enter the Secret given to you by your administrator -> OK -> OK+  * Click ''Advanced Settings'' button, tick ''Use preshared key...'' and enter the Secret given to you by your administrator -> OK -> OK
  
 :!: It is important that you disconnect as soon as you are done using the VPN.  All Internet traffic will go through the VPN until you disconnect. :!: It is important that you disconnect as soon as you are done using the VPN.  All Internet traffic will go through the VPN until you disconnect.
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