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Windows 95 and windows 98 – SnapGear 1.7.8 User Manual

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Windows 95 and Windows 98

From the Dial-Up Networking folder, double-click Make New Connection. Type
SnapGear appliance or a similar descriptive name for your new VPN connection.

From the Select a device drop-down menu, select the Microsoft VPN Adapter and click
Next. Enter the PPTP IP address of the SnapGear appliance VPN server in the VPN
Server
field. This may change if your ISP uses dynamic IP assignment. Click OK and
then click Finish.

Figure 7.6 VPN client setup

Right-click the new icon and select Properties.

Select the Server Types tab and check the Log on to network, Enable software
compression
, and Require encrypted password checkboxes. Leave the other
Advanced Options unchecked.

Select the TCP/IP network protocols from the Allowed network protocols list.

Warning

Do not select NetBEUI or IPX. If an unsupported protocol is selected, an error message
is returned.

Virtual Private Networking

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