VPN not able to browse network

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Nic

Hi Everyone,

Here is my situation: I have a router setup with
public ip's. My machines in the internal lan have private
ip's setup. I have a routefinder for a router. When I
setup the VPN connection, i can connect to shares via IP
address, but not by host name. Do you think that
installing a wins server would fix this problem for the
VPN clients? or an lmhosts file? If so, how should I
proceed. any suggestions would help!!

thanks in advance
Nic
 
Any way you can help the clients resolve NetBIOS connections will make your
network speedier. That includes installing a WINS server and/or a DNS server
set to accept automatic updates. A LMHOSTS file is also an option but is a
pain to manage. Note that VPN client connections can take up to 15 minutes
to "see" your host network in any case; especially if the client switches
networks often (laptop users especially.) Try this: Make the connection to
the VPN server and wait 15 minutes. Can you see the host network now?
 
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