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2009 27

  1. Provisioning VPN client settings using Group Policy
  2. How to deploy RRAS based VPN server that gives dedicated IP to remote users/machines and allow them to access Internet using a dedicated public IP address
  3. How to configure Network Load Balancing (NLB) based cluster of VPN Servers
  4. SSTP support on Forefront TMG server
  5. What type of certificate to install on the VPN server
  6. How to configure RRAS based SSTP VPN server behind F5 BIGIP SSL load balancer
  7. Windows7 PPPoE or VPN connectivity experience – we would like to hear back from you
  8. Enhancements to VPN Reconnect in W7 RC
  9. 3rd party VPN client compatibility with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
  10. Smart Defaults for VPN Strategy and Authentication Protocol in CMAK
  11. Remote Access Deployment – Part 3: Configuring RADIUS Server for remote access
  12. Remote Access Deployment – Part 2: Configuring RRAS as a VPN server
  13. Remote Access Design Guidelines – Part 5: Where to place RRAS server
  14. Remote Access Design Guidelines – Part 4: IP Routing and DNS
  15. Remote Access Design Guidelines – Part 3: Tunnel selection, Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
  16. Remote Access Design Guidelines – Part 2: VPN client software selection
  17. Remote Access Design Guidelines – Part 1: Overview
  18. Change in username format to UTF8 to handle International Characters
  19. VPN tunnel strategy - defining the connection order between various tunnel types
  20. How to change certificate on SSTP server - in Windows server 2008 R2
  21. Do we still need PPTP & L2TP/IPsec after Windows 7
  22. RRAS Performance results
  23. Deploying VPN Reconnect: Step-by-step guide available at
  24. Different VPN tunnel types in Windows - which one to use?
  25. Known issues in VPN reconnect mobility manager in Windows 7 beta release
  26. RRAS team wants to hear from you!
  27. VAN UI (View Available Networks UI) in W7

2008 10

  1. The Mobility Manager - managing mobility for VPN reconnect connections (IKEv2 based VPN connections)
  2. SSTP support on SBS 2008
  3. RAS Features in W7
  4. Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista VPN issue with accessing shares
  5. Limit one connection to the VPN server per user
  6. How to secure the server running RRAS role after doing upgrade or fresh install of Windows server 2008
  7. Publishing SSTP based VPN server using ISA2006 Firewall
  8. SSTP Remote Access Virtual Lab Available @ TechNet
  9. Happy New Year
  10. Getting Certificate from third party Certificate Authorities for SSTP

2007 40

  1. Steps to develop a RAS administration DLL using Visual Studio
  2. RAS Administration DLL - Your customized solution to manage the server!
  3. WebChat Session today!
  4. How to deploy SSTP based VPN server and IIS on the same machine
  5. How to change machine certificate on the SSTP server
  6. Deploying SSTP: Screencast available at
  7. How to restrict SSTP connection to specific IP address (instead of all IP address) on RRAS server
  8. How to change the machine certificate of SSTP based RRAS server
  9. How to debug SSTP specific connection failures
  10. How to deploy SSTP based VPN server behind a NAT router
  11. Windows Server2008 RC0 and Vista SP1 beta is released - try out RRAS
  12. Deploying SSTP: Step-by-step guide available at
  13. SSTP: Microsoft new VPN tunnel using SSL is coming - please get ready to try it out !
  14. Betterment of diagnostics for VPN connection issues in LH
  15. Ports affecting the VPN connectivity
  16. How to configure split tunnelling on VPN clients using CMAK
  17. How Automatic Tunnel type works in VPN
  18. Accessing Network Shares Over a VPN Connection in Windows Vista
  19. SSTP: Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol - Cable Guy Article
  20. How to prevent SSTP based VPN connections to be dialed out from my network
  21. How VPN automatic tunnel type works
  22. Quick snap-shot of IPv6 scenarios and features supported in RRAS
  23. Longhorn Beta3 is released - try out new features in Remote Access
  24. Upcoming Quarterly Webchat session (Apr 26' 2007) on Microsoft VPN Server
  25. Troubleshooting Vista VPN problems
  26. Some cool links about the new remote access related features in LHS/Vista
  27. RRAS Server in Windows server 2008: Which one to use - Windows firewall or RRAS filters
  28. Verification of Additional Fields in Peer Certificates during IKE Negotiation in Windows Vista for L2TP/IPSec Tunnel Connections
  29. How to deploy SSTP client connections using Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK)
  30. How to deploy SSTP based VPN server behind a SSL terminator
  31. Setting up the SSTP listener and verifying it
  32. How to configure the RRAS based VPN server to accept SSTP connections
  33. How to configure Windows client OS machine as VPN server
  34. SSTP FAQ - Part 3: Server Specific
  35. SSTP: Beta Program
  36. Broadband connections and DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation in Windows Vista
  37. SSTP FAQ - Part 2: Client Specific
  38. Using Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) from Windows VPN client
  39. SSTP FAQ - Part 1: Generic
  40. How SSTP based VPN connection works

2006 30

  1. Advantages of SSTP based VPN tunnel
  2. Changes to CMAK in Longhorn Server
  3. VPN tunnel across web proxy, NAT and firewall - no kidding !!
  4. Vista: How PPPv6 support works?
  5. Vista, WS08: Security changes for remote access scenarios
  6. Vista/WS08: Frequently asked questions on IPv6 support for remote access scenarios (RAS)
  7. VPN server deployment: IP Addressing, Routing/NAT, Single vs two NIC
  8. Support WebCast: Configuring virtual private network enforcement for Network Access Protection
  9. Differnet ways to add the routes
  10. Vista and Longhorn: New features in remote access (RAS)
  11. Upcoming Webchat on "Windows VPN server - Interaction with network infrastructure components"
  12. Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about VPN NAP
  13. Support WebCast: Site-to-site virtual private networks
  14. RRAS showcase in Microsoft IT
  15. How to detect if RRAS server is dropping all other traffic except VPN traffic
  16. Routing to Multiple Networks behind VPN Server
  17. Deploying NAP support for VPN: Step-by-step guide available at
  18. My Windows XP Pro/Windows 2000 Pro as Remote Access (VPN) Server
  19. Network Performance factors and numbers for RRAS
  20. Enabling RAS Tracing in Vista/Longhorn Server
  21. How to configure VPN Server with single NIC on Windows Server
  22. RRAS Remote Access Policy
  23. RRAS static packet filters - do's and don'ts
  24. Which ports to unblock for VPN traffic to pass-through?
  25. VPN NAP Overview
  26. Difference between VPN/Firewall capabilities in RRAS and ISA
  27. VPN – NLB
  28. What are the main requirements and factors to configure VPN based remote access?
  29. What are the main features of Microsoft RRAS?
  30. Cannot reach beyond the RRAS server from VPN clients?

2005 6

  1. There are different types of VPN tunnels like L2TP, PPTP, etc. Which VPN tunnel to use?
  2. Enabling logs for RRAS
  3. How to use command line for configuring Routing and Remote Access Server
  4. Troubleshooting VPN connections : Dr. RRAS
  5. Online Chat Session for Remote Access Client
  6. Welcome to Routing and Remote Access Weblog!