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tcdiver7 · 08-27-03, 06:34 PM

I realize that VPN issues have been beaten to death in various forums on this site, but...

How in the heck does Windows Mobile 2003 do VPN? Put another way, how does one tell the Axim to use a particular VPN connection at a particular time? Frankly, I'm just confused. On a PC, VPN connections act more or less like dial-up connections. On the Axim, I set up the connection and then what? No documentation I've found explains this.

Judging from the "documentation" (and I use the term loosely) in the help file on the device, all one needs to do is enter the info and it just works like magic. But it doesn't.

If anyone can shed any light on this for me, I'd be grateful. My guess is that my background as a computer tech is somehow blinding me to the obvious.

A little background on the situation: Everything is a-ok on my home WiFi network. My issue is trying to connect at the university, which uses a VPN for security. I know the server name and that it uses PPTP. I'm getting an IP address from the DHCP server, but I'm not able to browse the web, check email, etc, presumbably due to the VPN.

My university has step-by-step instructions for PPC 2002, which can be found at http://kb.indiana.edu/data/amhh.html...022816.5251.30 but naturally has no such info for WM 2003.

BTW, I've been waiting for two weeks for a reply from the university IT staff. My guess is that they have no idea how to solve the problem and are waiting on me to send them a solution after I've made it work...

-Troy

08-27-03, 06:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
tcdiver7 Aximsite Prospect Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	VPN in WinMobile 2003 I realize that VPN issues have been beaten to death in various forums on this site, but... How in the heck does Windows Mobile 2003 do VPN? Put another way, how does one tell the Axim to use a particular VPN connection at a particular time? Frankly, I'm just confused. On a PC, VPN connections act more or less like dial-up connections. On the Axim, I set up the connection and then what? No documentation I've found explains this. Judging from the "documentation" (and I use the term loosely) in the help file on the device, all one needs to do is enter the info and it just works like magic. But it doesn't. If anyone can shed any light on this for me, I'd be grateful. My guess is that my background as a computer tech is somehow blinding me to the obvious. A little background on the situation: Everything is a-ok on my home WiFi network. My issue is trying to connect at the university, which uses a VPN for security. I know the server name and that it uses PPTP. I'm getting an IP address from the DHCP server, but I'm not able to browse the web, check email, etc, presumbably due to the VPN. My university has step-by-step instructions for PPC 2002, which can be found at http://kb.indiana.edu/data/amhh.html...022816.5251.30 but naturally has no such info for WM 2003. BTW, I've been waiting for two weeks for a reply from the university IT staff. My guess is that they have no idea how to solve the problem and are waiting on me to send them a solution after I've made it work... -Troy Last edited by tcdiver7; 08-27-03 at 06:36 PM.