Windows XP VPN working, but no network resources

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Alan S.

I have finally after 3 weeks of research found the simple way of
creating a Windows XP VPN Server. The connection is made with no
problem and I have access to the resources on the VPN server but not
the network.
On the VPN server I did check the box to give permission to network
resource and I also assigned IP from 192.168.0.110 to 192.168.0.150.
All the computers including mine are member of the same Workgroup. I
am sure there is a simple answer to this problem, please someone be
kind enough to answer it or point me to a detailed answer.
Thank you,
Alan.
 
Hi Alan,

When you said you checked the box to give permission to
network resource on the server, where did you find that
box. I re-did the setup for the vpn through the "create
a new connection wizard" and I did not see that box.
Could you point to where I can find that. I too have
been working on this for many days and still my
connection hangs verifying username/password.

Bruce
 
I FOUND THE ANSWER. After I connect to the VPN I ping all of the local
ip addresses to make sure I have a connection. Then instead of using
the name of a drive I use there local IP addresses. This solved my
problem and I can freely map network drives. However, I have a new
problem, it is awfully slow. Is there any way to make it faster? The
VPN server is cable connected and the VPN client is DSL connected.
To make a terrific VPN server and anser your questions check out this
site www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
 
The speed is dependent on the speed of the slowest links between the
two machines. There is a slight bandwidth loss due to the encryption
and encapsulation overhead...

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking & Smart Display MVP)
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