Routing and Remote Access Blog
VPN articles - straight from Windows development team
How to deploy SSTP based VPN server behind a NAT router
Hi All,As you know, SSTP is a new VPN tunnel added in Routing and remote access server role in...
Author: rrasblog Date: 09/26/2007
Windows Server2008 RC0 and Vista SP1 beta is released - try out RRAS
Hi All,Windows Server 2008 RC0 and Vista SP1 beta has been released to our select TAP and techbeta...
Author: rrasblog Date: 09/26/2007
Deploying SSTP: Step-by-step guide available at
Hi All,SSTP step-by-step guide is available at Windows server 2008 step-by-step guides site i.e....
Author: rrasblog Date: 09/14/2007
SSTP: Microsoft new VPN tunnel using SSL is coming - please get ready to try it out !
Hi All,I am very happy to announce that SSTP will be first time released to all our TAP and techbeta...
Author: rrasblog Date: 09/12/2007
Betterment of diagnostics for VPN connection issues in LH
To have a better diagnostics around VPN connection issues in LH, RRAS has introduced a functionality...
Author: rrasblog Date: 06/13/2007
Ports affecting the VPN connectivity
If you are running firewall infront of your RRAS server (i.e. between internet and RRAS), then...
Author: rrasblog Date: 06/13/2007
How to configure split tunnelling on VPN clients using CMAK
When a VPN connection is established, by default, ‘Use default gateway on remote...
Author: rrasblog Date: 06/11/2007
How Automatic Tunnel type works in VPN
With the various previous blogs, we already know that SSTP (Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol) is a...
Author: rrasblog Date: 06/07/2007
Accessing Network Shares Over a VPN Connection in Windows Vista
It is not possible to access network shares from a Windows Vista machine over a VPN connection if...
Author: rrasblog Date: 06/04/2007
SSTP: Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol - Cable Guy Article
Want to know more about SSTP based VPN, the scenario it is trying to solve, how it works - have a...
Author: rrasblog Date: 06/03/2007
How to prevent SSTP based VPN connections to be dialed out from my network
So we are back with a post on SSTP - the tunnelling protocol that can help you traverse through NATs...
Author: rrasblog Date: 06/01/2007
How VPN automatic tunnel type works
RAS supports 3 types of tunnels namely Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), Layer 2 Tunnelingu...
Author: rrasblog Date: 05/30/2007
Quick snap-shot of IPv6 scenarios and features supported in RRAS
Hi All, In Longhorn, Routing and remote access server role supports IPv6 (in addition to IPv4). In...
Author: rrasblog Date: 05/09/2007
Longhorn Beta3 is released - try out new features in Remote Access
Hi All,Great news. Longhorn Server Beta 3 has gone public. This is really great news for our remote...
Author: rrasblog Date: 05/03/2007
Upcoming Quarterly Webchat session (Apr 26' 2007) on Microsoft VPN Server
Windows VPN server - Interaction with network infrastructure componentsDescription: Join us for a...
Author: rrasblog Date: 04/11/2007
Troubleshooting Vista VPN problems
Hello all. There have been quite a few questions/posts on the technet forums about issues you folks...
Author: rrasblog Date: 04/08/2007
Some cool links about the new remote access related features in LHS/Vista
These are some cool documents - thanks to our "Cable Guy" i.e. Joseph Davies"New Networking Features...
Author: rrasblog Date: 03/30/2007
RRAS Server in Windows server 2008: Which one to use - Windows firewall or RRAS filters
Hi All,Till Windows 2003, routing and remote access server (i.e. RRAS) and Windows firewall didn't...
Author: rrasblog Date: 03/30/2007
Verification of Additional Fields in Peer Certificates during IKE Negotiation in Windows Vista for L2TP/IPSec Tunnel Connections
In Windows Vista IKE Layer authentication for L2TP/IPSec tunnel connections using machine...
Author: rrasblog Date: 03/08/2007
How to deploy SSTP client connections using Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK)
The steps to configure a RAS client connection using SSTP were listed in one of the previous posts....
Author: rrasblog Date: 03/07/2007
How to deploy SSTP based VPN server behind a SSL terminator
By now, from all the other posts you might be aware of steps required to configure SSTP server to...
Author: rrasblog Date: 03/07/2007
Setting up the SSTP listener and verifying it
We have seen the steps to configure a SSTP server in one of the previous posts. However, we will...
Author: rrasblog Date: 03/06/2007
How to configure the RRAS based VPN server to accept SSTP connections
By now, all of you would be aware of what SSTP is and would also have got your questions answered in...
Author: rrasblog Date: 02/01/2007
How to configure Windows client OS machine as VPN server
Are you interested in setting up your Windows based client OS (like Vista, Windows7) as VPN server...
Author: rrasblog Date: 01/25/2007
SSTP FAQ - Part 3: Server Specific
I heard a lot of queries related to server side and in this FAQ, I will try to cover most of them....
Author: rrasblog Date: 01/25/2007
SSTP: Beta Program
Hi Everyone,I have received overwhelming response from the community about SSTP, how it works and a...
Author: rrasblog Date: 01/24/2007
Broadband connections and DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation in Windows Vista
Some Microsoft customers and partners have enquired about the support for Requesting-Router...
Author: rrasblog Date: 01/23/2007
SSTP FAQ - Part 2: Client Specific
In this FAQ, I will cover client specific queries of SSTP 1) How to enable SSTP based VPN connection...
Author: rrasblog Date: 01/17/2007
Using Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) from Windows VPN client
By now, you probably are aware of this new VPN tunneling protocol which can work across NAT, web...
Author: rrasblog Date: 01/15/2007
SSTP FAQ - Part 1: Generic
Hi All,I am sure lot of queries may be running in your minds related to SSTP. To clarify it further,...
Author: rrasblog Date: 01/10/2007
How SSTP based VPN connection works
In this blog, I will explain how SSTP based VPN tunnel works - i.e. the data flow during VPN...
Author: rrasblog Date: 01/10/2007
Advantages of SSTP based VPN tunnel
In last week blog, I wrote about SSTP - the new VPN tunnel which goes over HTTPS - hence increasing...
Author: rrasblog Date: 12/22/2006
Changes to CMAK in Longhorn Server
This is to give an idea of what new features, changes has made to CMAK till now for Longhorn Server....
Author: rrasblog Date: 12/21/2006
VPN tunnel across web proxy, NAT and firewall - no kidding !!
I am sure at times you might have faced this problem where PPTP or L2TP based VPN connection does...
Author: rrasblog Date: 12/15/2006
Vista: How PPPv6 support works?
I have seen lots of email coming around on how IPv6 supports works on WAN links in Vista. Or in...
Author: rrasblog Date: 12/15/2006
Vista, WS08: Security changes for remote access scenarios
In Vista, following changes have been done in remote access from security perspective 1) All the...
Author: rrasblog Date: 11/01/2006
Vista/WS08: Frequently asked questions on IPv6 support for remote access scenarios (RAS)
Hi, In this blog, I am giving quick FAQ on RAS IPv6 support in Vista and Longhorn Server IPv6 How do...
Author: rrasblog Date: 11/01/2006
VPN server deployment: IP Addressing, Routing/NAT, Single vs two NIC
Hi Folks,I have seen a lot of IP addressing, NIC, NAT related queries in different newsgroups. This...
Author: rrasblog Date: 09/20/2006
Support WebCast: Configuring virtual private network enforcement for Network Access Protection
How to configure virtual private network enforcement for Network Access Protection in Windows Vista...
Author: rrasblog Date: 09/12/2006
Differnet ways to add the routes
Adding DOD static and Non-DOD static routes :- netsh routing ip add persistant Adding NETMGMT...
Author: rrasblog Date: 08/23/2006
Vista and Longhorn: New features in remote access (RAS)
Hi Folks,In this post, I will cover up some of the major feature additions that are done to remote...
Author: rrasblog Date: 08/14/2006
Upcoming Webchat on "Windows VPN server - Interaction with network infrastructure components"
Webchat Title -Windows VPN server - Interaction with network infrastructure componentsWebchat...
Author: rrasblog Date: 07/28/2006
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about VPN NAP
Hi Folks,In this blog, I will try to summarize the frequently asked questions about VPN Network...
Author: rrasblog Date: 07/20/2006
Support WebCast: Site-to-site virtual private networks
Session SummaryThis presentation will explain how to configure site-to-site virtual private network...
Author: rrasblog Date: 07/20/2006
RRAS showcase in Microsoft IT
If you think RRAS based VPN server solution cannot scale to large enterprise requirements - due to...
Author: rrasblog Date: 07/12/2006
How to detect if RRAS server is dropping all other traffic except VPN traffic
I have seen this a common customer query: My 2K, 2K3 server was working as DNS, DHCP, AD etc and...
Author: rrasblog Date: 07/06/2006
Routing to Multiple Networks behind VPN Server
Approach 1: On Security stand point use Default Gateway in the remote network else create batch file...
Author: rrasblog Date: 06/30/2006
Deploying NAP support for VPN: Step-by-step guide available at
Hi All,Setting up VPN NAP using RRAS may seem overly complex in thoughts, but is not so. We now have...
Author: rrasblog Date: 06/28/2006
My Windows XP Pro/Windows 2000 Pro as Remote Access (VPN) Server
You can use your Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 Professional machine to act as a Remote...
Author: rrasblog Date: 06/27/2006
Network Performance factors and numbers for RRAS
This has been a constant source of customer worries - will RRAS performance meet my needs ? How will...
Author: rrasblog Date: 06/26/2006