Can't access resources on Windows XP VPN server

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Hi, I'm a vicar in london and have two workgroup networks, one at home behind
a belkin wirless router and the other at church also behind a belkin wireless
router. I've managed to set up a VPN connection from home to church using
windows XP pro. I've got a pc at church acting as a VPN server and have
forwarded the relivant ports in the belkin firewall to it, added my home IP
to Zonealarm and can connect the VPN, I can even control it with remote admin
- so far so good.
My problem is that I can't access the hard drive on the Church PC which is
running the Win XP Pro VPN server, I had hoped, once the VPN was connected
that the Church PC/server would appear on my home network so that I could map
to it's hard drive. but no, nothing, can't get access to it.
I've been searching the web for three weeks troubleshooting but with no
success.

Can anyone help me?

Two, thoughts, maybe the two network can't resolve the pc names (NAT/WINS?)
I also read that to access resources on the server you need to install a
second (virtual NIC) using a loopback adaptor, the article applied to Server
2003, http://neworder.box.sk/newsread.php?newsid=13395 is the same true for
Win XP pro?
I'd consider myself a competent amature and fast learner.
 
name resolution is always the issue in VPN. But, can you ping the Church PC by IP? If yes, you may map it using IP.

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
Hi, I'm a vicar in london and have two workgroup networks, one at home behind
a belkin wirless router and the other at church also behind a belkin wireless
router. I've managed to set up a VPN connection from home to church using
windows XP pro. I've got a pc at church acting as a VPN server and have
forwarded the relivant ports in the belkin firewall to it, added my home IP
to Zonealarm and can connect the VPN, I can even control it with remote admin
- so far so good.
My problem is that I can't access the hard drive on the Church PC which is
running the Win XP Pro VPN server, I had hoped, once the VPN was connected
that the Church PC/server would appear on my home network so that I could map
to it's hard drive. but no, nothing, can't get access to it.
I've been searching the web for three weeks troubleshooting but with no
success.

Can anyone help me?

Two, thoughts, maybe the two network can't resolve the pc names (NAT/WINS?)
I also read that to access resources on the server you need to install a
second (virtual NIC) using a loopback adaptor, the article applied to Server
2003, http://neworder.box.sk/newsread.php?newsid=13395 is the same true for
Win XP pro?
I'd consider myself a competent amature and fast learner.
 
Thanks Robert, your help is really appreciated, which IP address? the church
PC seems to have several, there is the one on it's local network 192,168,2,X
then there is the routers public IP address assigned by the ISP, then there
appears to be a third IP address assigned during the VPN process? Sorry if
this is a naive question!
 
normally, the one assigned to VPN server should work.

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
Thanks Robert, your help is really appreciated, which IP address? the church
PC seems to have several, there is the one on it's local network 192,168,2,X
then there is the routers public IP address assigned by the ISP, then there
appears to be a third IP address assigned during the VPN process? Sorry if
this is a naive question!
 
Cheers Robert - thanks for your willingness to help,

looking at ipconfig /all on both pcs
the client lists the IP address under 'PPP adapter' as 169.254.x.x,(a) I can
ping this OK
I can also ping the public IP of the remote network 80.42.x.x
On the host i have two IP addresses listed, one under Ethernet Wireless
Network 192.168.2.X its IP address on its network and another under 'PPP
adapter RAS server (dial in) interface' 169.254.y.y,(b) (this is a different
to the one above (a)) I can't ping either of these from the client. From the
host I can ping its IP (as you'd expect) pinging the second IP
169.254.y.y,(b) returns error code 65.

I assume from you last mail that I should be able to map to the host using
the IP address listed under the PPP adapter on the client 169.254.x.x,(a)

What syntax should I use to map to the hosts hard drive?

Thanks for your help,
Charlie
 
Sorted! www.experts-exchange.com, one months subscription $9.95.
Once I found out which IP had been asigned to the server and which to the
client, (right click VNP connection and look at properties) it turned out to
be zone alarm, open both IP addresses and bingo I'm in.
Happy,
Rober thanks for your initial help...
 
Thank you for the feedback.

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
Sorted! www.experts-exchange.com, one months subscription $9.95.
Once I found out which IP had been asigned to the server and which to the
client, (right click VNP connection and look at properties) it turned out to
be zone alarm, open both IP addresses and bingo I'm in.
Happy,
Rober thanks for your initial help...
 
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