"NGReader" <c***@anywhere.com> wrote in message
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> Most of my workstations and laptops have the local computer browser
> service off.  I have a notebook user that when he connects to the VPN via
> a sprint broadband card cant see any of the contents of his mapped drives.
> I was wondering if enabling the local computer browser might help his
> cause?
>
> Any suggestions welcom
>
> Thanks
>
> Craig
>

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> NGReader <c***@anywhere.com> wrote:
>> Most of my workstations and laptops have the local computer browser
>> service off.  I have a notebook user that when he connects to the VPN
>> via a sprint broadband card cant see any of the contents of his
>> mapped drives.  I was wondering if enabling the local computer
>> browser might help his cause?
>> Any suggestions welcom
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Craig
>
> No, this won't have anything to do with it. The computer browser service
> would only affect his computer's ability to participate in browser
> elections on his network. Something else is wrong - the VPN tunnel,
> whatnot. See if he has the same problem when using VPN over a regular
> wired Ethernet connection.
>
>
>

>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwe***@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:ORqadxk0JHA.1424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> NGReader <c***@anywhere.com> wrote:
>>> Most of my workstations and laptops have the local computer browser
>>> service off.  I have a notebook user that when he connects to the
>>> VPN via a sprint broadband card cant see any of the contents of his
>>> mapped drives.  I was wondering if enabling the local computer
>>> browser might help his cause?
>>> Any suggestions welcom
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Craig
>>
>> No, this won't have anything to do with it. The computer browser
>> service would only affect his computer's ability to participate in
>> browser elections on his network. Something else is wrong - the VPN
>> tunnel, whatnot. See if he has the same problem when using VPN over
>> a regular wired Ethernet connection.

On May 11, 5:48 pm, "NGReader" <c***@anywhere.com> wrote:
> Thanks, No problems over a wired ethernet connect to VPN.
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"<lanwe***@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:ORqadxk0JHA.1424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
> > NGReader <c***@anywhere.com> wrote:
> >> Most of my workstations and laptops have the local computer browser
> >> service off.  I have a notebook user that when he connects to the VPN
> >> via a sprint broadband card cant see any of the contents of his
> >> mapped drives.  I was wondering if enabling the local computer
> >> browser might help his cause?
> >> Any suggestions welcom
>
> >> Thanks
>
> >> Craig
>
> > No, this won't have anything to do with it. The computer browser service
> > would only affect his computer's ability to participate in browser
> > elections on his network. Something else is wrong - the VPN tunnel,
> > whatnot. See if he has the same problem when using VPN over a regular
> > wired Ethernet connection.

> On May 11, 5:48 pm, "NGReader" <c***@anywhere.com> wrote:
>> Thanks, No problems over a wired ethernet connect to VPN.
>>
>> "Lanwench [MVP -
>> Exchange]"<lanwe***@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com>
>> wrote in message
>>
>> news:ORqadxk0JHA.1424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> NGReader <c***@anywhere.com> wrote:
>>>> Most of my workstations and laptops have the local computer browser
>>>> service off. I have a notebook user that when he connects to the
>>>> VPN via a sprint broadband card cant see any of the contents of his
>>>> mapped drives. I was wondering if enabling the local computer
>>>> browser might help his cause?
>>>> Any suggestions welcom
>>
>>>> Thanks
>>
>>>> Craig
>>
>>> No, this won't have anything to do with it. The computer browser
>>> service would only affect his computer's ability to participate in
>>> browser elections on his network. Something else is wrong - the VPN
>>> tunnel, whatnot. See if he has the same problem when using VPN over
>>> a regular wired Ethernet connection.
>
> The problem is not with any of the services or PCs.  When you are
> using VPN tunnels, you somehow need to have the "NetBIOS name
> resolution" enabled in order for the "remote client" (VPN client) to
> be able to see the "mapped" (aka shared) drive.  Depends on the VPN
> "end-point" and the VPN "client" software.