Can't see my workgroup computers on vpn

[Guest]

I can get the system to find my server easy enough. I can't see any of the computers in the workgroup but my own! Not sure what I'm missing. I've verified file sharing I can see everything when I'm directly connected to the lan in the office but when I try to go through the vpn it connects but nothing comes up in the workgroups. Any ideas?

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

assuming you are using windows RRA, have you enable the ip routing?

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[Guest]

I'm using windows xp home edition on all systems. I used the connection wizards to set it all up. So whatever they use is what I have. I'm not exactly an expert. Am I suppose to use any specific network protocols other the tcp/ip?

 

[Bob Cerelli]

Browsing can be a little difficult with a VPN connection, especially if the
VPN server is behind a firewall.

Can you explicitly map network drives to known computers and shares.
You may need to put the remote computer's IP and Name in your HOSTS and
LMHOSTS files.

Bob Cerelli
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