A really dumb VPN question

I'm able to successfully make a VPN connection to my server from an XP
workstation over the internet. The dumb question is: then what? I can see
that I'm connected but when I use explorer or my computer etc. I can't see
any resources on the server, even though I know there are numerous shared
resources on the server. What am I missing? thanks.

"dvw" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B8D92A06-F77A-4E6F-9EBE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm able to successfully make a VPN connection to my server from an XP
> workstation over the internet. The dumb question is: then what? I can see
> that I'm connected but when I use explorer or my computer etc. I can't see
> any resources on the server, even though I know there are numerous shared
> resources on the server. What am I missing? thanks.

Think of being connected via the VPN in exactly the same way as being
connected to your local network. For example, if you need to "browse" to
shared folders on the server while at work, then you need to do the same
while connected via the VPN.

--
Dan DiNicolo
MCSE, CCNP, CCDA
http://www.2000trainers.com

All you did was initiate the VPN connection, you did not "log onto" the
network. VPN is a dialup technology and dialup credentials only provide
authentication to initialize the dialup connection,...nothing more.

At the Ctrl-alt-Del prompt of your machine enable the checkbox that says
"Log on using dialup connection". It will ask your which dialup connection
you want,...pick the VPN dialup.

Network Browsing still won't work without a WINS Server and possibly
enabling Netbios over TCP/IP. Network Place's display is not built from
looking at the network,...it is built from reading a "browse list" from the
Master Browser which is determined by "browser elections" which then gets it
data from the Domain Master Browser after it merges the browse lists from
all the Master Browsers.


--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"dvw" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B8D92A06-F77A-4E6F-9EBE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm able to successfully make a VPN connection to my server from an XP
> workstation over the internet. The dumb question is: then what? I can see
> that I'm connected but when I use explorer or my computer etc. I can't see
> any resources on the server, even though I know there are numerous shared
> resources on the server. What am I missing? thanks.

Unless your using cisco VPN client then you just need to establish a
connection!!! and browse or RDP or whatever



"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> All you did was initiate the VPN connection, you did not "log onto" the
> network. VPN is a dialup technology and dialup credentials only provide
> authentication to initialize the dialup connection,...nothing more.
>
> At the Ctrl-alt-Del prompt of your machine enable the checkbox that says
> "Log on using dialup connection". It will ask your which dialup connection
> you want,...pick the VPN dialup.
>
> Network Browsing still won't work without a WINS Server and possibly
> enabling Netbios over TCP/IP. Network Place's display is not built from
> looking at the network,...it is built from reading a "browse list" from
> the
> Master Browser which is determined by "browser elections" which then gets
> it
> data from the Domain Master Browser after it merges the browse lists from
> all the Master Browsers.
>
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
> "dvw" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:B8D92A06-F77A-4E6F-9EBE-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm able to successfully make a VPN connection to my server from an XP
>> workstation over the internet. The dumb question is: then what? I can see
>> that I'm connected but when I use explorer or my computer etc. I can't
>> see
>> any resources on the server, even though I know there are numerous shared
>> resources on the server. What am I missing? thanks.
>
>

thanks Phillip. I think you answered my question- I didn't understand what
the vpn authentication was (and more importantly) not doing!

"Phillip Windell" wrote:

> All you did was initiate the VPN connection, you did not "log onto" the
> network. VPN is a dialup technology and dialup credentials only provide
> authentication to initialize the dialup connection,...nothing more.
>
> At the Ctrl-alt-Del prompt of your machine enable the checkbox that says
> "Log on using dialup connection". It will ask your which dialup connection
> you want,...pick the VPN dialup.
>
> Network Browsing still won't work without a WINS Server and possibly
> enabling Netbios over TCP/IP. Network Place's display is not built from
> looking at the network,...it is built from reading a "browse list" from the
> Master Browser which is determined by "browser elections" which then gets it
> data from the Domain Master Browser after it merges the browse lists from
> all the Master Browsers.
>
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
> "dvw" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:B8D92A06-F77A-4E6F-9EBE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm able to successfully make a VPN connection to my server from an XP
> > workstation over the internet. The dumb question is: then what? I can see
> > that I'm connected but when I use explorer or my computer etc. I can't see
> > any resources on the server, even though I know there are numerous shared
> > resources on the server. What am I missing? thanks.
>
>
>