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Can Win 2k server be set up as 'pass-through' router?

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by seveninstl 1 view

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I'm working in a small office. Win 2000 Server is set up as a router to share the internet connection and to give remote employees access to a 'private' website they use to keep up with client info. (So, it can't be set up as a VPN).

A second server is set up as a file server. While traveling, the employees need to access files on the file server.

Is there a way to set up the Win 2k server as a 'pass-through' router that would allow the second server to act as a VPN server?

And just so this isn't too easy... the second server is a SUSE Linux machine :)

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by cg it

but it won't forward packets because RRAS isn't enabled. RRAS provides routing functions as well as remote access authentication.

by seveninstl

that's what is being used for IP routing - delivering the internet to all the workstations. (All filters are disabled though, so yes it technically is a pass-through router, I guess).

My question still remains, can anyone tell me of a way to 'pass' the VPN request through this server to a server 'inside' the network?

I'm willing to experiment :) I'm just not sure where to start right now.

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