Newbee: VPN server browse in XP networks

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Brian

If you have a suggestion please post it!
I want to connect two networks so I can browse both networks from any
pc in either of the two networks!

I have 2 networks, each with a firewall/router with an adsl connection
with fixed IP's. Both firewalls are XP-pro based and both VPN ports
have been opened in the (in XP) built in firewall.

Still I can only make a connection to the firewall thus the actual vpn
server, but I can not access any ressorses behind the vpn
server/firewall! (I can access files on the VPN server/firewall)

There are no IP conflicts and both networks use the same subnet and
workgroup-name, but of course different ip-adresses (also for the pc´s
in the networks!).

Initially I used the wizards, but as that did not work I have tried
all kind of settings, primarily for the gateways!

I guess it is all about routing, but how do I actually access the
ressources on the remote network? Do I have to specify a special path
in the browser or perhaps a specific gateway????? I am lost !
 
Brian,

Browsing over VPN can be a tricky art. I had similar problems with XP-Pro
but managed to resolve.

As a start...

1) I think there are some known issues with VPN if you have XP built in
firewall enabled or some other 3rd party firewalls. Try disabling
temporarily and see if that makes any difference. If not then put firewall
back on.

2) This little article I found on the net did the trick for me, epecially
the bit about entering DNS and WINS (if your server has it running?)
settings on the XP client in VPN TCP/IP settings.

http://www.tacteam.net/isaserverorg/vpnkitbeta2/vpnclientbrowsing.htm

Hope this helps,

Dunamis
 
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