VPN-What to do Next?

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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
 
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.
 
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