"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> In news:F949EC5D-C41C-44D1-8C78-5D7C4E7432DC@microsoft.com,
> Todd <T***@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> > I have set up a vpn between work (xp home) and home (xp pro) when I
> > get home and dial in it says that I am connected. I then look at the
> > properties of the connection and see the ip address of the vpn server
> > (it's different from the host computer I connect to by the way) put
> > in the server ip address into the browser bar and I can see my shared
> > files on the host computer. However I can NOT see the other computers
> > in my office remotely over the VPN (I CAN see them when I am at work
> > though) I have configured my firewall to accept exceptions etc. do I
> > need to turn my wf off completely before I can see the other drives
> > on my work Lan?
>
> No, your wireless has nothing to do with this. Browsing across a VPN is
> rarely easy, if at all possible - browsing uses NetBIOS, which isn't
> routable. If your office has a WINS server, you can try putting that
> server's IP address for WINS in your VPN client properties. Or try lmhosts.
> This all may or may not work, depending on your office network config.
>
>
>

> can I easily configure my work computer ( the host acting as the
> server in the vpn) to use wins instead of netbios to see the other
> computers on my network?
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> In news:F949EC5D-C41C-44D1-8C78-5D7C4E7432DC@microsoft.com,
>> Todd <T***@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>>> I have set up a vpn between work (xp home) and home (xp pro) when I
>>> get home and dial in it says that I am connected. I then look at the
>>> properties of the connection and see the ip address of the vpn
>>> server (it's different from the host computer I connect to by the
>>> way) put in the server ip address into the browser bar and I can
>>> see my shared files on the host computer. However I can NOT see the
>>> other computers in my office remotely over the VPN (I CAN see them
>>> when I am at work though) I have configured my firewall to accept
>>> exceptions etc. do I need to turn my wf off completely before I can
>>> see the other drives on my work Lan?
>>
>> No, your wireless has nothing to do with this. Browsing across a VPN
>> is rarely easy, if at all possible - browsing uses NetBIOS, which
>> isn't routable. If your office has a WINS server, you can try
>> putting that server's IP address for WINS in your VPN client
>> properties. Or try lmhosts. This all may or may not work, depending
>> on your office network config.