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How to setup PPTP VPN in Server 2008?

We have a remote client that would just like basic VPN services for two users from home. The users are 100% remote - never in the office. We'd like to just use PPTP for ease of use rather than the new SSTP setup. How can this be accomplished?

Ciprian Lozonschi

You should install RRAS like usual and you have it. For SSTP you need a certificate and more configurations to do.

tigermatt

Routing and Remote Access is still used for VPNs in Windows Server 2008, like in previous versions of Windows. However, when you go to Add the RRAS role in the Server Manager console, you will need to first choose the role as "Network Policy and Access Services", and then pick the "Routing and Remote Access" as a role service.

Both PPTP and SSTP can be configured. PPTP is configured in the standard way, and SSTP can be configured as per http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/configuring-windows-server-2008-remote-access-ssl-vpn-server-part1.html

-tigermatt

wylde342

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tigermatt,

can you elaborate on the actual setup for PPTP on Server 2008? Thats what I'm looking for.

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tigermatt

Oh, and I almost forgot, here's how to setup the VPN connection in Windows XP: http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Configure-VPN-Connection-Windows-XP.html

Pete Long

Outstanding - Saved me a barrel of Problems - I have to do this for a client over the weekend, Ran through on the test bench today and tigermatts solution is spot on.
For anyone else happening to find this Question Ive put a full walkthrough here....
http://www.petenetlive.com/Tech/Windows/2008/pptp.htm

Nice One Matt - If ever your in UK (Noth East) I owe you a vodka :)

tigermatt

Good to hear it helped. I'm in the UK - sunny South West though. ;-)

-Matt

cnl83

What is NP&AS.

tigermatt

Network Policy and Access Services

MaCuban

My connections are failing from windows computers... On the server log i receive something to the effect "user is trying to connect but has invalid user/pass" that is only if connecting from windows. On a Mac, a vpn set up through network prefs connects fine... the log says that user is connected with high encryption... Any ideas as to what might be causing this? windows connectivity dropped after performing a windows update.

SteveNelson1

I'm getting the same failure error using Windows 7 Pro and server 2008 R2. Any ideas? The client is in a rush to get this up and running.