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   Message 659 of 2,348   
   daytripper to Gerald Meazell   
   Re: Advice Request   
   02 Jan 04 20:38:22   
   
   XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc   
   From: day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com   
      
   On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 20:26:13 GMT, Gerald Meazell  wrote:   
      
   >Curt wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >>VPN is different than VNC or PcAnywhere. VPN is a tunnel that provides   
   >>secure access to a remote network. VNC provides a desktop for remote   
   >>control of a computer on a remote network.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >OK, one thing I definitely do NOT want is remote desktop.  I merely want   
   >to share a directory with various users over the internet.  This appears   
   >to be what VPN is for.  Am I wrong?  If so, what technology should I be   
   >looking at?   
      
   You're right. And if you're running Win2K or XP Pro there is support for VPN   
   client and server built in...   
      
   /daytripper   
      
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