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I haven't had a change to test this in the lab thought I throw it at here.<br />
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If you set your adsl router as <b>&quot;pass-through&quot; </b>vpn, then installed the RRAS role in W2K8 server, configured it as VPN with PPTP security protocol, what happen if you connect your VPN client over the public network, which are following &nbsp;occur:<br />
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The initial connection is not secure as the VPN client (this could be a notebook) attempts to connect to the router, then the router passes through the traffic to the VPN server then encrypt the traffic once the connection is established between the vpn client and the VPN server
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Or, The initial connection is encrypted as soon as it connects to the VPN server via the router router
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Hi Guys,

I haven't had a change to test this in the lab thought I throw it at here.

If you set your adsl router as "pass-through" vpn, then installed the RRAS role in W2K8 server, configured it as VPN with PPTP security protocol, what happen if you connect your VPN client over the public network, which are following  occur:

The initial connection is not secure as the VPN client (this could be a notebook) attempts to connect to the router, then the router passes through the traffic to the VPN server then encrypt the traffic once the connection is established between the vpn client and the VPN server
Or, The initial connection is encrypted as soon as it connects to the VPN server via the router router

Pass-through VPN

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.

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.

Routers

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.