You don't necessarily NEED to be VPN'd in to your network to get access to an Exchange box from the outside. Exchange 2003 has a feature called Exchange over HTTP. Google that, and there is a lot of resources on how to enable it server side and how to set it up client-side (Must be running Outlook 2003 w/SP2 on the client). Once you get it running, it's great! Also, don't discount the enormous usefulness of Outlook Web Access!!! :-) Of course, your Exchange box will have to have an A-record in an outside DNS, but that is the hardest part, lol. Enjoy sir!!! ________________________________ From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Houseman Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:56 PM To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ExchangeList] Re: Microsoft Exchange and VPN Most any VPN will work with Exchange. To start with you need something to function as a VPN server on your network. Any Windows server can be a VPN server. For that you want to read google matches for "Windows VPN" and maybe "routing and remote access vpn". In that space you can do PPTP (not terribly secure) or IPSEC over L2TP (secure). Followup questions on Windows VPN should go to a Windows list. Or, your firewall may have the capability to function as a VPN gateway. For further information on that, check with your firewall manufacturer. Carl ________________________________ From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Frechette Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:48 PM To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ExchangeList] Microsoft Exchange and VPN I setup an Exchange Server by using a book. So pretty much everything I know is self-taught so excuse me if this is a bit out there. I know that to get Exchange to work outside of the network you need to VPN in. Does anyone have a good information tool for how to setup a simple VPN to work with Exchange? I know I could google it but I get back too many varied links that I don't know which one is the right option. Hopefully thanks for the help! Steve Frechette Network Administrator CCI 2156 S. 4th St., 3rd Floor Milwaukee, WI 53207 phone: 414.435.0520 fax: 414.431.8766 toll free: 1.888.622.4727 stevef@xxxxxxxxxx www.ccierp.com <http://www.ccierp.com/>