VPN-What to do Next?

[Guest]

I am using a SOHO Firebox 6 to allow a PPTP connection to be made. I have
set up RAS on my Windows 2000 PRO machine (not W2K server) to accept a
connection. I have been able to test the connection from my home to the
network. The only question is, after I connect with the VPN, what is next?
I clicked on Net Neighborhood expecting to see other computers, etc. that are
on the network. Obviously I am missing something key. All computers that
will connect to this network are XP Pro or W2K Pro.

thanks

 

[Bill Grant]

You won't see anything in NN. VPN is just an IP connection. It doesn't
carry LAN broadcasts, so you can't use broadcasts for browsing/name
resolution. You will need to use net view \\machinename to see shares and
net use \\machinename\filename to share a file. If the LAN isn't running DNS
or WINS, you will also need HOSTS/LMHOSTS files for name resolution.