Can one configure XP as a VPN server or dialup server?

[daytraitors]

I've look all over MS's website (and the web for that matter) and could not find anything about configuring Windows XP as a VPN server. The best I was able to do was to use VNC to access the desktop. Do I need Win2k to setup a VPN server? Can I just use XP as a server?

I'm cheap, so I was really trying to configure a dialup server at first. I know that in WinME, I can configure a dial-up server through DUN. This allows another computer to directly dial my computer via analog modem and access the filesystem. I have NOT been able to find this capability in XP or 2k. What happened to dialup server?

I did notice something in XP's network tool about "accept incoming call." I tried that, but the phone rang and rang. . . the computer didn't pick up the phone. What happened?

 

[John Lewis]

XP will work as a VPN server. Looks like you kinda started on the right track. Take a look here

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm

. Nice screen shots.

On another note, you should understand that VNC by itself is not very secure. Shouldn't allow internet access to it directly, but through a VPN is fine.