Thank you, without your assistance I would never have found this.

Without enabling the menu bar in "Manage Network Connections" (which is
hidden under File|Layout) the functionality to configure incoming
connections is invisble. I could not find any information about incoming
connections in Vista help.

"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
news:395BF2BF-2298-4A72-87B1-361A4ABE6C88@microsoft.com...
> "Peter Meinl" <pit@petermeinl.de> wrote in message
> news:%2388j$cJHHHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I would like be able to remote control my Vista PC using VPN through the
>>internet.
>> Can one create dial-in connections in Vista?
>> If not, will I need Longhorn server for this or is there a 3rd party tool
>> for Vista?
>
>
> Vista can act as a PPTP VPN server...
>
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...P/PPTPVPN.html
>
> ...or you can use Remote Desktop...
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/win...Remote+Desktop
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...eshooting.html
>
> Note you can run Remote Desktop through the VPN tunnel. I do that to reach
> three PCs on my home LAN. The advantage is you only need to open one hole
> in your public firewall.
>
> Vista Help & Support online...
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...S/default.mspx
>
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>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
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