PPTP is a perfectly acceptable VPN technology, although IPsec is a more
common technology to use now. Both use encrypted connections (which is
essentially the definition of VPN) and neither needs static addresses.
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Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20
"JJ" wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I found an interesting article on the Web while searching for a VPN solution
> that runs on Vista:
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...P/PPTPVPN.html
>
> This solution is built into Vista. Is this secure? Does this use encrypted
> connnections? And wouldn't I need a static and public IP address for the PC
> running Vista for this to work?
>
> Thx.
>