I am looking to secure a VPN connection.  I have an XP Pro machine that is running as the VPN "server".  I also have an XP Pro machine that will be the VPN client.  I sucessfully setup a basic VPN connection, but I am looking for a quick easy WAY SECURE way to make sure that my information is private.  I would RATHER not install third party software, but I am willing to try any free solution.

Thanks,

PatIsn't the purpose of a VPN to have a secure connection through a tunnel?  If yes, then you should need no other software and what you are using should be fine.  If not, then try using google.SilentAssasin64,

I appreciate your quick response.  Someone else correct me if I'm wrong, but it was my understanding that a basic VPN setup through XP is not secure/encryted.  When I searched google I found many ways to tunnel through Unix, but nothing for the WINDOWS platform.  Any other suggestions??

PatOh, my bad man.  I did not know that the Windows VPN was unsecure.  If you are looking for a good secure VPN I've about something like HotSpotVPN or something like that.  There are many others and I had one in my head but I forgot it.  As soon as I remember I'll let ya know.

EDIT:  A VPN that you MIGHT consider using is Hamachi.  Check out there site at www.hamachi.cc.  They might have what you're looking for.

EDIT x2:  What exactly are you trying to do using VPN?you can turn on IPSEC sercurity on a VPN by default , and you can also install
encrypted proticals in windows an encrypt your network traffic.

im sorry but i have little knoledge in this area , but i can tell you how to turn on ipsec ,  and rember to use all the same settings on either computer

Frist just the New Connection wizzard to make a new Connection, to connect to my workplace then VPN.

once you have that, open the connection properties , and go to the  "Networking" tab and in the "Type of VPN" box chose L2TP IPSEC VPN

Then go tho the "Security" tab from here you can set your IPSEC encryption key with the "IPSEC settings" button that way it will use the same key every time tho, im not realy sure how it works when you dont give it a key.

the rest of the settings on this page are to do with the level of encryption on your password , i would leave them alone untill i had it working and then change them later