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I would do some more testing about the issue of access to other machines at
the location of the XP "server." I'm not completely certain of the answer
to this myself--I should be--but I think you should be able to ping and
connect to them, as long as your VPN IP address is on the same subnet.
The VPN routers I've looked at do, in fact, host the VPN connection
directly--i.e. they act as VPN servers. However, this is IPSEC VPN, which I
believe requires fixed IP addresses for both ends of the link. In practice,
these devices appear to be rather difficult for the average person to make
use of.
"Stever" <service@s-hautoserv.ca> wrote in message
news:uC0cOiyQEHA.3608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for replying. I did solve my problem. I was able to connect OK &
> ping
> OK. I just could not see the shares. I was using the same family of IP
> addresses. (192.168.1.x) on both networks. When I changed one network to
> 192.168.0.x , then everything was fine.
>
> I do believe however that this is only a Virtual Private connection btween
> 2
> computers on 2 different networks. I do not have access to all the
> computers
> on the network with the Win XP Server connection. To do this would require
> an actual server on the hosting network.
>
> I have seen internet routers use the term VPN router. Are these just
> routers
> with VPN passthrough or will these routers take the place of the VPN
> server
> function and allow a proper VPN network?
>
> Stever
>
> "Manjari Bonam [MSFT]" <manjarib@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23qT%232fwQEHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Are you not able to ping any resources on the remote network?
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> - Manjari
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>> "Stever" <capable@s-hautoserv.ca> wrote in message
>> news:eo43mHpQEHA.964@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> > I have setup a vpn server connection on a Win XP Pro system. From
> another
>> > machine I have created a VPN client connection. I can connect to the
>> server
>> > without any problem, however I cannot see any network drives. Is there
>> > a
>> > step that I am missing? Both computers are behind internet routers. I
> have
>> > bypassed both of them at the same time but it doesn't make any
> difference.
>> > Both computers are part of workgroups which have different names.
>> > Should
>> > they have the same workgroup name? Both computers are using Win Xp Pro.
>> >
>> > Stever
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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