Connecting from home office to office server

[Ed Boyd]

Does it make a difference whether one side has Vista and the other side
has XP? I contend not... as connecting is just plain old connecting.
The OS problems arise if compatiblility is needed to run the software on
either end. What's he doing asking a question and then answering?
The problem I have is that I bought a new desktop computer for my home
office and as we know all new computers come with Vista. The office is
still using XP.. I am having trouble connecting to the office server.
All I get at the office is the two different OS argument... I say that
is bull. I am trying to avoid reverting back to XP just to comply. It's
not fun! Anyone agree with me... or am I smoking something!?
Thanks
Ed Boyd, Absolute Mortgage Corp
Bellevue WA

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

We need more information to help. How do you connect to the office, VPN or RDC?

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Does it make a difference whether one side has Vista and the other side
has XP? I contend not... as connecting is just plain old connecting.
The OS problems arise if compatiblility is needed to run the software on
either end. What's he doing asking a question and then answering?
The problem I have is that I bought a new desktop computer for my home
office and as we know all new computers come with Vista. The office is
still using XP.. I am having trouble connecting to the office server.
All I get at the office is the two different OS argument... I say that
is bull. I am trying to avoid reverting back to XP just to comply. It's
not fun! Anyone agree with me... or am I smoking something!?
Thanks
Ed Boyd, Absolute Mortgage Corp
Bellevue WA

 

[Ed Boyd]

Robert...my attempts have all been via the Connection Wizard in Vista
and the option choice always ended up as VPN.

 

[Guest]

Ed, I'm having sinilar problems. I can sign into and get into the VPN and do
remote desktop, but I can't access any of the files on the VPN as I was able
to on XP without doing RDC. With XP once I was logged into the VPN, all the
files showed in "my network places" and I could just click on the one I
needed to access. I now cannot do that. Microsoft told me I needed to
upgrade to Ultimate...that has made no difference. They are now telling me I
need to pay $250 for "that level of support". I don't know why I wouldn't go
back to XP, except for all the $ I've already spent on Ultimate!! Terrible
service from such a large reputable company.

 

[Guest]

Robert, if you can help me I will jump up and down and scream and yell!
Please read here my reply to Ed's thread: Ed, I'm having sinilar problems. I
can sign into and get into the VPN and do remote desktop, but I can't access
any of the files on the VPN as I was able to on XP without doing RDC. With
XP once I was logged into the VPN, all the files showed in "my network
places" and I could just click on the one I needed to access. I now cannot
do that (none of the VPN folders show in my network places). Microsoft told
me I needed to upgrade to Ultimate...that has made no difference. They are
now telling me I need to pay $250 for "that level of support". I don't know
why I wouldn't go back to XP, except for all the $ I've already spent on
Ultimate!! Terrible service from such a large reputable company.

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

Does it make a difference whether one side has Vista and the other side
has XP? I contend not... as connecting is just plain old connecting. The
OS problems arise if compatiblility is needed to run the software on
either end. What's he doing asking a question and then answering? The
problem I have is that I bought a new desktop computer for my home office
and as we know all new computers come with Vista. The office is still
using XP.. I am having trouble connecting to the office server. All I get
at the office is the two different OS argument... I say that is bull. I
am trying to avoid reverting back to XP just to comply. It's not fun!
Anyone agree with me... or am I smoking something!?
Thanks
Ed Boyd, Absolute Mortgage Corp
Bellevue WA

You can certainly use Remote Desktop to access an XP Pro Remote Desktop
"host" from a Vista client. Vista (any edition, not just Ultimate), can act
as a Remote Desktop client. I do that all the time. Just make sure the Vista
client is configured like this...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/ScreenShots/XP/RDP6-XPClientSettings.jpg

General Remote Desktop help, hints, troubleshooting, etc...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html

Use a *STRONG* password...

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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[Sooner Al [MVP]]

Ed, I'm having sinilar problems. I can sign into and get into the VPN and
do
remote desktop, but I can't access any of the files on the VPN as I was
able
to on XP without doing RDC. With XP once I was logged into the VPN, all
the
files showed in "my network places" and I could just click on the one I
needed to access. I now cannot do that. Microsoft told me I needed to
upgrade to Ultimate...that has made no difference. They are now telling
me I
need to pay $250 for "that level of support". I don't know why I wouldn't
go
back to XP, except for all the $ I've already spent on Ultimate!!
Terrible
service from such a large reputable company.

With the VPN you may need to either change the network location type or use
an lmhosts file to access shares through the VPN tunnel.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0906.mspx

Here is an example client lmhosts file similar to the one I use on my Vista
PPTP VPN laptop client...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Vista/PPTP/Examplelmhosts.txt

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights...
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

What's the system code if using net use \\remotepcipddress?

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Robert, if you can help me I will jump up and down and scream and yell!
Please read here my reply to Ed's thread: Ed, I'm having sinilar problems. I
can sign into and get into the VPN and do remote desktop, but I can't access
any of the files on the VPN as I was able to on XP without doing RDC. With
XP once I was logged into the VPN, all the files showed in "my network
places" and I could just click on the one I needed to access. I now cannot
do that (none of the VPN folders show in my network places). Microsoft told
me I needed to upgrade to Ultimate...that has made no difference. They are
now telling me I need to pay $250 for "that level of support". I don't know
why I wouldn't go back to XP, except for all the $ I've already spent on
Ultimate!! Terrible service from such a large reputable company.