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I'd give you another 500 for speedyness if I could! &nbsp;Thanks! &nbsp;Worked like a charm.
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I have a web server that exists outside our office and it needs to access a database in our office. &nbsp;The obvious solution is a vpn connection between the two machines. &nbsp;easy enough. &nbsp;But how do I establish the connection as a persistant connection so the web server can access the database. &nbsp;I can log in and start the connection but when I log out, the connection drops.<br />
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I have a web server that exists outside our office and it needs to access a database in our office.  The obvious solution is a vpn connection between the two machines.  easy enough.  But how do I establish the connection as a persistant connection so the web server can access the database.  I can log in and start the connection but when I log out, the connection drops.

Any ideas?

I&#39;d give you another 500 for speedyness if I could!  Thanks!  Worked like a charm.

Start VPN as windows service?

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).