RAS Remote Access Sharing

You can set up RRAS on the Win2K server, and set it up to be a VPN server. Your end user would then set up a VPN connection to your VPN server.
That way, the communications would go through the PPTP-encrypted tunnel.
Setting up a VPN server with RRAS is a big topic, so start here:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/itsolutions/network/Default.asp
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hope this helps

I don't think it's absolutely necessary to setup a VPN. Unless the client would be calling the server long distance then I would.

If calling the server is a local call I would use RRAS and Terminal Services. Have the client dial up the server directly and use Remote Desktop Client to access files and such.

Howdy,

Because these are software issues, there are several ways to do it. It's a good thing that both systems are Win2K. The server can allow connections on a modem or a network card, and the client can dial direct or connect via the internet. Setting up to allow remote access via dialup is quite straightforward, the server needs a modem, (and single phone line), and then permission is given to the user account to dialin. The reote machine's setup is straightforward too, just like setting up an internet dialer. VPN's are a bit more complicated, but the documentation with Win2K is excellent. More info on your particular network setup is needed to give the excellent answers.

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