Setting up a VPN?

nick_f · 05-09-2011, 18:53

Hi all due to work in saudi next week, staying ina hotel with wired ethernet (3MB)
Ive heard that if i set up a VPN to home network ill be able to watch iplayer etc?
Is this true and any idea how to do it?

Cheers Nick

thenry · 05-09-2011, 20:04

as long as you register an IP using a proper mask that the filter can't censor you'll be good.

nick_f · 06-09-2011, 00:03

Thanks for reply buddy but that was a bit over my head?

Acathla · 06-09-2011, 00:55

If you are using Windows 7 you can set it up to accept a vpn connection.

http://louisgale.blogspot.com/2010/0...pn-server.html

Remember you will need to do the port forward on your router and will probably want to setup a host name for your IP address - try dyndns.org

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In fact, seems you can do it on Vista too.

qasdfdsaq · 06-09-2011, 08:58

And XP. And 2000.

mmace · 18-01-2012, 11:33

I'm trying this
set up VPN connection on Windows 7 PC with username & password (using this: http://www.howtonetworking.com/VPN/win7vpn1.htm)
set port forward (port 1723 - unsure if this is right)
it times out when I try to connect (I have no-IP set up so I use a name rather than an IP address to connect to home PC, VNC works fine)
what else do I need to do?

qasdfdsaq · 20-01-2012, 19:41

Port 1723 is wrong.

AndyCambs · 20-01-2012, 19:45

www.logmein.com is pretty good

mmace · 20-01-2012, 20:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

Port 1723 is wrong.

Any clue as to whats right?

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyCambs

www.logmein.com is pretty good

Cheers but i use vnc to control my pc. Cant see anywhere about it working for vpn

qasdfdsaq · 20-01-2012, 22:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmace

Any clue as to whats right?

I have a vague clue where to look but not enough to figure out right now.

pjcoop · 23-02-2012, 16:38

Use www.strongvpn.com There's a fee but it's very fast and reliable.

roughbeast · 05-01-2014, 09:35

I'm trying to set up an incoming VPN also, using the standard Windows 7 method. The good thing is I can connect to my PC. The incoming client is detected and identified by by my PC, an android phone in this case.

What I can't then do from my phone is surf to my desk top. Is there a particular syntax I should use? eg http://router IP/name of PC or something including the port I have assigned. I have tried lots of combinations but am told the page is not available.

qasdfdsaq · 05-01-2014, 13:15

Do you actually have a webserver running on your desktop? If so what port is it on?

roughbeast · 05-01-2014, 14:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

Do you actually have a webserver running on your desktop? If so what port is it on?

No just a standard set up. I run the Plex server some of the time. Does that count? The port I have forwarded is 1723. I know that is said to be wrong, but all the literature suggests that port.

qasdfdsaq · 05-01-2014, 17:50

I don't know if Plex media server has a built-in web server. You can't surf to a PC if you don't have a web server running on it.

If Plex does have a webserver then you need to go to http://IP.of.PC:1723/ in a web browser.

If you just want to see files on the computer you need to use an app that supports SMB shares, share something on the PC, then configure the app as required. There is no standard format for that.