JSI Tip 6084. White Papers: Microsoft VPN White Papers.

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SUMMARY

The following white papers discuss Microsoft virtual private networking (VPN) technologies.

Virtual Private Networking in Windows 2000: An Overview

This white paper provides an overview of VPNs, describes their basic requirements, and discusses some of the important technologies that permit private networking over public internetworks. This document includes the following topics:

To download this white paper, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/communications/remoteaccess/vpnoverview.asp

Microsoft Privacy Protected Network Access: Virtual Private Networking and Intranet Security

This white paper explains Microsoft's support of PPTP, L2TP, and IPSec. It focuses on link layer and end-to-end security and presents Microsoft's plan to implement these protocols on Windows operating systems. This document includes the following topics:

To download this white paper, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/communications/remoteaccess/nwpriv.asp

Windows 2000 Virtual Private Networking Scenario

This white paper describes how common VPN scenarios are configured for a fictional company, Electronic, Inc., by using the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system. Although your network configuration may be different from those described in this white paper, you can still apply the basic concepts of virtual private networking in your network environment. This document includes the following topics:

Note: The example companies, organizations, products, people, and events that the white paper describes are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be inferred.

To obtain this white paper, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/communications/remoteaccess/w2kvpnscenario.asp

Virtual Private Networking with Windows 2000: Deploying Remote Access VPNs

This white paper describes the various components and design choices of a deployment of remote VPN connections that use Microsoft Windows 2000 VPN servers and Windows-based VPN clients. This document includes the following topics:

To download this white paper, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/incremental/vpndeploy.asp

Virtual Private Networking with Windows 2000: Deploying Router-to-Router VPNs

This white paper describes the various components and design choices of a deployment of router-to-router VPN connections that use Windows 2000 VPN servers. It includes detailed walkthroughs to deploy Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)-based router-to-router VPNs, information about firewall configuration, and details of troubleshooting tools and common problems. This document includes the following topics:

To download this white paper, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/features/deplyr2rvpn.asp