Step-by-step Guide to Setting Up PPTP VPN on Windows 7

 

Step 1: 

If your computer connects to internet through a router, you first need go to the router's admin interface and enable port forwarding for Port #47 (GRE protocal) to your computer.

Step 2:

Open Control Panel > Network and Internet

 Step 3:  

Open Network and Sharing Center

 

Step 4:

Select "Set up a new connection or network"

 Step 5:

Select "Connect to a workplace"

  Step 6:  

Select "Use my Internent Connection (VPN)"

 Step 7:

Enter PPTP VPN Server name or IP address. Check "Don't connect now..." checkbox

 

Step 8:  

Enter username/password from VPNBook, check "remember password" checkbox, and create connection

Step 9:

Click on the "Connect to a network" and open the property page of the newly created connection

 Step 10:

Set Type of VPN to PPTP and Save

Step 11:

Click on the "Connect to a network" and Connect"

Step 12:

Connect to VPN

 Step 13:

Your computer successfully connects to VPNBook PPTP VPN server

Step 14:

Your public IP address is now changed to VPNBook server IP address

 

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