Windows VPN issue

[brewskieman21]

A friend and I would like to setup a VPN connection so that we can share files easier since we both don't live under the same roof. She gets her broadband connection through her apartment where she lives and so I'm not quite sure what kind of setup they have. I on the other hand since there's more than one computer in the house I'm at, I have a D-Link DI-524 wireless router to connect all of the computers together to my Cable connection and we both have Windows XP Home Edition. So far I've done everything that this website (Windows Networking) has said to do to my computer. I also think I have configured my D-Link wireless router correctly so that it will allow the connection.

So the problem lies on her side I think. According to the site, after she gives the connection the name, she then comes up to the next window that asks her to choose either "Do not dial the initial connection" or "Automatically dial this initial connection" The site (click here) shows us to click on "Automatically dial this initial connection" and then there's a drop down menu that lists the available connections you can make. According to her, she says it only gives her MSN something. Even though I figured it wouldn't work we went ahead and selected it & finished the steps. It came back saying it couldn't connect. So I told her try to click on "Do not dial the intial connection" first just to see. Got the same results which I figured would happen.

Please Please someone help me. I'm about ready to throw my computer out the window haha. Not really, but you know it feels when you want to so badly want to do something and its not going your way.

Well thanks ahead for any help. My friend I really do appreciate it.

[Cade Foster]

Try this:

http://www.hamachi.cc/

[brewskieman21]

Thanks Cade, but someone already beat you with that suggestion. I'm trying it out now with my friend. We're in the process of trying to figure out why its asking me for a password and the login is greyed out. But I think I found a solution. Anyhow, thanks again.