Limitation on number of Incoming VPN Connections in Windows Vista

Seems like a simple question that should be answered in the documentation. Is
Windows Vista 32 Ultimate limited to a single incoming VPN connection? If
not, how to I increase the number on simultaneous VPN Connections?

Vista limits one VPN connection.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"D.L. Barton" <DLBarton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8A57B011-0E50-40D0-A5DB-ED60B7FBAD81@microsoft.com...
Seems like a simple question that should be answered in the documentation. Is
Windows Vista 32 Ultimate limited to a single incoming VPN connection? If
not, how to I increase the number on simultaneous VPN Connections?

To add to Bob's comments, AFAIK you can *NOT* increase that beyond one
incoming connection. That is hard coded into the OS. You either need to
upgrade to a server class OS like Windows 2003 Server or use a third-party
server package like Secure Shell (SSH) or OpenVPN for example. Another
alternative would be a VPN end-point type router.

For general home use remote access I run a SSH server package on my Vista
Ultimate desktop PC. That works very well for me. In my case I use the
copSSH server package and the Tunnelier client.

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"D.L. Barton" <DLBarton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A57B011-0E50-40D0-A5DB-ED60B7FBAD81@microsoft.com...
> Seems like a simple question that should be answered in the documentation.
> Is
> Windows Vista 32 Ultimate limited to a single incoming VPN connection? If
> not, how to I increase the number on simultaneous VPN Connections?

Thank you for the details, Al.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message news:33A76506-F200-4316-B35A-DC399F3100AC@microsoft.com...
To add to Bob's comments, AFAIK you can *NOT* increase that beyond one
incoming connection. That is hard coded into the OS. You either need to
upgrade to a server class OS like Windows 2003 Server or use a third-party
server package like Secure Shell (SSH) or OpenVPN for example. Another
alternative would be a VPN end-point type router.

For general home use remote access I run a SSH server package on my Vista
Ultimate desktop PC. That works very well for me. In my case I use the
copSSH server package and the Tunnelier client.

--

Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
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rights...

"D.L. Barton" <DLBarton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A57B011-0E50-40D0-A5DB-ED60B7FBAD81@microsoft.com...
> Seems like a simple question that should be answered in the documentation.
> Is
> Windows Vista 32 Ultimate limited to a single incoming VPN connection? If
> not, how to I increase the number on simultaneous VPN Connections?