Please Don't Beat the Moron

[Excrement_Cranium]

Ok... still tangled up on VPN connectivity.

Both running XP, I have a D-link wireless router, he has a netgear wireless.

We want to run both for file exchange and gaming.

What are the best ports to use?

Does client have to enable target ports on VPN client, or is this automatic?

I am setting up as server, as I have the wonderfully abusive plethora of information here at ZP for answers, and to remind me what an idiot I am with computing.

Thanks guys! :cross

[cpugeniusmv]

[...]as I have the wonderfully abusive plethora of information here at ZP for answers[...]
http://www.zeropaid.com/howtosetupvpn.html (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=windows+xp+vpn&btnG=Search)

Notably,
If the VPN server is behind a router, Port Mapping will need to be done on the router. Standard port usage is 1723 for PPTP. You might also need to configure your router for PPTP Passthrough. Port usage for IPSec is 500, 50-51. These ports will have to be forwarded to the VPN server's IP