USING (not connecting) a Microsoft VPN connection

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Olumide

Hi -

So I've made my first VPN connection between two winxp machines and it
was very easy. My question is what next? How do I actually copy files
from one machine to the other. All the helps I've found on the
internet just stop at establishing the connection.

Thanks

- Olumide
 
A VPN connection just gives you an IP connection. It is not a LAN
connection. It does not carry broadcasts.

Can you ping the other machine by it IP address? Can you ping by name?
If not you need a HOSTS or LMHOSTS file for name resolution.

When you can ping by name, you should be able to see its shares by
doing " net view \\computername" If you can see the shares, you can map
them using "net use z: \\computernme\filename ".
 
  A VPN connection just gives you an IP connection. It is not a LAN
connection. It does not carry broadcasts.

    Can you ping the other machine by it IP address?  Can you ping by name?
If not you need a HOSTS or LMHOSTS file for name resolution.

    When you can ping by name,  you should be able to see its sharesby
doing " net view \\computername"  If you can see the shares, you can map
them using "net use z: \\computernme\filename ".







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VPN connections are normally used to expand a company's network by
allowing "remote" users to access the central network. If correctly
configured, you can share files, printer and access other systems.
 
- VPN connections are normally used to expand a company's network by
- allowing "remote" users to access the central network. If correctly
- configured, you can share files, printer and access other systems.
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That is true, but not much help to the OP. As he said his connection is
between two XP machines. In a case like that you have to go back to basics.
You cannot rely on the LAN infrastructure if none exists.
 
Olumide,

You said BW two windows XP, thats strange, i mean how do you reach the
second xp machine? is it through any interface or direct cos i never heard
of any snerio where VPN is setup with only client systems without inteface
links.
but if u have interface, the first action is to verify connectivity with the
destination LAN computers by pinging both local IPs and Hostnames in the
destination domain, then simply u browse my network place and see the
available computers in the destination LAN. Any shared folder in each
computer will be accessible by you.

Adamu Garba
MCSE 2003&2008, MCSA2003, MCTS
 
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Olumide said:
Hi -

So I've made my first VPN connection between two winxp machines and it
was very easy. My question is what next? How do I actually copy files
from one machine to the other. All the helps I've found on the
internet just stop at establishing the connection.

Thanks

- Olumide
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Lots of good responses. My one question is, which Bill asked, is can you
ping the other machine by it's IP address?

To get the IP address of both machines, run an ipconfig in a command prompt.
Then ping the IP from the other machine. Does it respond? If so, you can now
map a drive to the other machine, provided that you've already shared a
folder. If this is XP Home, you will need to disable Simple File Sharing.
Then go into your C: drive, share a folder, then go to the other machine and
map a drive to it using the IP and the shared name such as:
\\192.168.1.10\sharename

Be warry of third party and the Windows firewall. You will need to allow
this type of traffic but if not sure how, simply disable it during your
testing or you will never be able to connect if configured to disallow this
type of traffic, which most of them are by default.

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Regards,
Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT,
MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
Microsoft Certified Trainer

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