Browse the network over VPN

[Simon Lew]

What changes do I need to make to be able to browse and access the network
over my VPN connection?
I can ping the server, but that's it.

I have the following environment:

Win2k Server
Netgear FWAG114 Firewall Router (Office)
Netgear WRG614 (home)
XP (home)


If this is not the place to post this message, please refer me appropriate
one.


Thank you in advance.


Simon

 

[Steven L Umbach]

If you have wins configured on your server you can use that making sure that
your VPN client gets the wins server IP address through the VPN connection
which should happen if the rras server used for VPN is also a wins client.
Otherwise you can create a lmhosts file on your VPN client computer so that
it can find the master browser or create shortcuts/map drives using the lan
IP address on the computer you want to access instead of name. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;180094 -- lmhosts
file for network browsing. Note lmhosts file syntax is case sensitive.

 

[Guest]

Simplar but related, I'd say what you need is a good old WINS server
running. DNS works fine for browsing on the same subnet but across IP subnets
you still need WINS. Start a WINS service on your server (set up a dupicate
if you have another server), then issue the WINS address to the client when
the're issued the IP settings for the connection.

This will save you maintaining an LMHosts file on each client. You can
integrate WINS and DNS so that they sync with each other too. WINS and DNS
will also stay up to date with IP addresses of workstations & servers that
get DHCP addresses.


Svend.

 

[Simon Lew]

I'm not sure but it sounds like the LMHost route might be the easiest since
there will be three users, at most requiring access remotely. Would you
agree?