Working VPN is not file sharing?

Wondering if anyone can help with this one...

I have two separate networks both using the Netgear DG834 routers and all machines on both networks have static IP addresses. All machines running on either networks are on XP Pro with windows firewall disabled.

Site 1:
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
Subnet: 255.255.255.0

Site 2:
Gateway: 192.168.2.1
Subnet: 255.255.255.0

I have created a VPN on the networks that allows the networks to communicate with each other. Every machine from either network can ping one another and I can access site 1's router from site 2, and site 2's router from site 1.

However I cannot seem to file share. I have added IP addresses of the gateways and machines I wish to access to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc on each machine I wish to file share with.

I have files I need to access from site 1 and on a machine on site 2 I have tried to access \\192.168.0.2\share however it gives me an error message about permissions and access is denied. 'Everyone' is added to the permissions on the folder with full access.

So now I'm a little confused... can anyone shed some light as to how to get the machines file sharing correctly

I cant add specific permissions from one network to the other because they cannot 'see' each other. I'm not sure why at all. I would have thought if the machines can ping each other then I should be able to see either network in my network places?

Disjoin and rejoin the computers to the workgroup.

Or, check netbios is enabled on the routers. This could be a WINS or DNS problem.

Or try this: http://www.computing.net/answers/n [...] 36085.html


****Although you can ping, that only confirms there is a physical (logical) connection between them. As so they can communicate, but to me it seems like a software related problem.