Microsoft KB Archive/217079

= Recommended Default Gateway Setting for a Multihomed PPTP Server =

Article ID: 217079

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q217079



SUMMARY
This article describes a virtual private networking (VPN) solution called Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), which allow clients located on the Internet to connect to a private corporate network on a Remote Access Service (RAS) or a Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) server that is multihomed with two network adapters.



MORE INFORMATION
In this configuration, one network adapter is attached to the private corporate network and the other is attached to an Internet service provider (ISP) network.

The default gateway must point only to the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the router located on the Internet side. This ensures that all IP traffic sent to clients located on the Internet is properly routed.

For IP traffic sent to clients located on the private corporate network, it may be necessary to add static routes or a routing protocol on a RAS or RRAS server to ensure traffic is properly routed.

