See also Windows VPN Notes

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.

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpgEqzwj_OQ Start at 1:50 for Windows 7 client setup

• Control Panel → Network and Sharing Center
• Click Setup a New Connection or Network
• Connect to a Workplace → Next
• Leave at No create a new connection → Next if asked
• Click Use my Internet connection
• Internet Address is hostname or IP address of L2TP server given to you by your administrator
• Destination Name is your label for the connection
• Check Don't connect now just set it up so I can connect later → Next
• Type in the username and password given to you by your administrator check Save if desired → Create → Close
• Click Change Adapter Settings
• Right Click the adapter you just created → Properties
• On Security tab Type of VPN select Layer 2…
• Uncheck Challenge Handshake Authentication… → Advanced
• Check Use preshared key and enter the Secret given to you by your administrator → OK
• You can click Connect from here

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.

• Control Panel → Network and Sharing Center
• Click Setup a New Connection or Network
• Connect to a Workplace → Next
• Leave at No create a new connection → Next if asked
• Click Use my Internet connection
• Internet Address is hostname or IP address of L2TP server given to you by your administrator
• Destination Name is your label for the connection → Create
• Click Change Adapter Settings
• Right Click the adapter you just created → Properties
• On Security tab Type of VPN select Layer 2…
• For Data encryption select Require encryption…
• Check Allow these protocols
• Check Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2)
• Click Advanced settings and tick Use preshared … 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.

• Control Panel → Network and Sharing Center
• Click Setup a New Connection or Network
• Connect to a Workplace → Next
• Leave at No create a new connection → Next if asked
• Click Use my Internet connection
• Internet Address is hostname or IP address of L2TP server given to you by your administrator
• Destination Name is your label for the connection → Create
• Click Change Adapter Settings
• Right Click the adapter you just created → Properties
• On Security tab Type of VPN select Layer 2…
• For Data encryption select Require encryption…
• Check Allow these protocols
• Check Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2)
• 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.

• Click the Network icon in the System Tray
• Click the L2TP connection you created
• Click Connect enter login and password from administrator if challenged

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.

• Click the Network icon in the System Tray
• Click the L2TP connection you created
• Click Disconnect

Typically NetBIOS (name resolution) does not work over a VPN. You must know the IP address of the machine you are trying to access.

• In the Run field type \\(ip address of machine) e.g. \\192.168.1.2
• Enter credentials when prompted save if desired
• The resulting window will show shared resources
• Double click to open shares
• You can right click a share and select Map network drive… to assign a drive letter