Browsing fails

From a wide area connection:
I cannot connect to a win2K server using explorer. however I can connect via
net use. Net View fails with system error 1726. I cannot browse a drive
connected with net use from anywhere but the command line.
From a local area connection all wors as it should.
Any help is appreciated.

The browser service and Netbios name resolution depend on broadcasts. A
WAN link doesn't usually carry broadcasts. It might work for you if you
install WINS on the LAN, but even that is no guarantee for browsing. Or you
could set up an LMHOSTS file on the client with entries for the machines on
the LAN you want to connect to by name.

pditman wrote:
> From a wide area connection:
> I cannot connect to a win2K server using explorer. however I can
> connect via net use. Net View fails with system error 1726. I cannot
> browse a drive connected with net use from anywhere but the command
> line.
> From a local area connection all wors as it should.
> Any help is appreciated.