praveen swaminathan [msft]

Just to confirm: For Win2k Pro, the CMAK can be installed from Win2k Server
SKU.

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| ....CMAK....
| Ahhhhh! I've come across do***entation for CMAK. Pity that it is treated
so
| often as part of the Windows server products, not as an add on, and I
don't
| think it is available for Win2k either.
| Oh well... | Dave |
| "Rama Krishna Prasad [MS]" <rampras@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message | news:ePnTQXpzDHA.1524@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| >
| > Hi david,
| >
| > Connection manager is a customizable connection and client dialer software
| > component. It cannot be created through the "Create a New connection" in | the
| > Network connections wizard. It is created through an administrative tool
| > called the Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) which is shipped
| > along with Windows Server 2003 (and can also be installed on WinXP). On
| > Windows Server 2003, you can install CMAK by going to
| > Start->Settings->Control Panel-> Add or Remove Programs->Add or remove
| > Windows components->Management and Monitoring Tools->Connection Manager
| > Administration Kit. On WinXP however, it has to be installed through the
| > adminpack (Windows Server 2003\I386\adminpak.msi) on Windows server 2003 | CD.
| >
| > Once you have installed CMAK, you can create profiles ( called Connection
| > Manger profiles ) which can be customized and distributed for use. You can
| > read about how to create a profile and use it in the link mentioned.
| >
| http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechn | ol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/standard/sag_CMAKtopnode.asp
| >
| > --
| > Regards,
| > Rama Krishna Prasad[MS]
| >
| > --
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| >
| >
| >
| > "David Bolt" <davebolt@_ANTI_SPAM_compuserve.com> wrote in message
| > news:euB%23SvozDHA.1364@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > > Umm....
| > > I don't quite follow you here. The only things I see when I go into
| > ncpa.cpl
| > > (Network Connections folder), are connectoids. Some are for dial up, | some
| > > are for VPN and one is for LAN. Where does Connection Manager come into
| > it?
| > > (It will probably be obvious when someone explains it to me).
| > > Dave
| > >
| > > "Rama Krishna Prasad [MS]" <rampras@online.microsoft.com> wrote in | message
| > > news:uOS90thzDHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| > > > Hi peter,
| > > >
| > > > You haven't mentioned if you are using Connection manager or the | Virtual
| > > > Private network connectoid to connect to the server. Look into the
| > network
| > > > connections folder to find out which connectoid you are using. You can
| > do
| > > > this by going to Start->Run->Type ncpa.cpl->Ok. This will bring up the
| > > > network connections folder.
| > > >
| > > > Nevertheless, You can connect to the server through L2TP with very
| > > similiar
| > > > settings that of PPTP.
| > > >
| > > > If you are using the Virtual Private Network connectoid:
| > > > 1) Right-click on the connectoid->Properties.
| > > > 2) Goto Networking tab. And from "Type of VPN" drop box select L2TP
| > IPSec
| > > > VPN.
| > > > 3) You can also customize for IPSec settings in the Security tab for a
| > > > pre-shared key.
| > > >
| > > > If you are using the Connection Manager connectoid: You can edit your
| > .cms
| > > > file make the following changes.
| > > > 1) Open the .cms file for your profile in a text editor. (You can find
| > it
| > > in
| > > > :\Do***ents and Settings\<UserName>\Application
| > > > Data\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\<Service Name>). The
<UserName> | is
| > > > typically the profile for whom the profile was installed (My use
| > only/All
| > > > users)
| > > > 2) For example: If the connectoid name is "test". Then the file name
| > will
| > > be
| > > > "test.cms".
| > > > 3) Look for a section named [Networking&test Tunnel]
| > > > 4) Set the key VpnStrategy to 3 and add a key "UseDownLevelL2TP=1" | under
| > > the
| > > > same section.
| > > >
| > > > A better way would be to rebuild the profile using "Connection Manager
| > > > Administration Kit(CMAK)". For this you could visit this link for a | help
| > > on
| > > > how to build a profile using CMAK.
| > > >
| > >
| > | http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechn
| > > ol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/standard/sag_CMAKtopnode.asp
| > > >
| > > > Hope this helps.
| > > >
| > > > regards,
| > > > Ramakrishna Prasad[MS]
| > > >
| > > > --
| > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
| > > rights.
| > > >
| > > > "Peter Dixon" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > > > news:030801c3ce0b$396135a0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
| > > > > VPN works with PPTP. Now I want to upgrade to VPN over
| > > > > L2TP. I created a certificate on VPN-Server. How shall a
| > > > > VPN-Client get the Certificate from VPN-Server if the
| > > > > client firstly need the certificate to create a vpn-
| > > > > connection?
| > > > >
| > > > > Please HELP!!!
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