Damian_Iz

I am trying to set up a VPN to connect our laptops to the work LAN for remote access. We have the ADSL módem - Then a Linksys Router - then the LAN. No proxy, nothing else... I have been able to set up the VPN server in my machine in the LAN, and to set up a VPN client outside. We can make connection, ping, and using the Windows "search files" the server can browse the client shared files, and the client can browse the server... but not the rest of PCs in the LAN. As we don't have a WINS server in the LAN, i want to set up the LMHOSTS file on the client. The internal LAN IPs are static. ¿Can anybody help me with this issue.? Sorry about my English...

ok it's working now! thank you! All i need is to set lmhosts file to see the LAN from the client

Somewhere I read that maybe you must map the shared folder to see them from client. ¿What do you think? Oh! and one more thing... ¿must i set something about permissions and passwords in the client machine? anyway, the client can log ok right now. and what about WINS OR LMHOSTS issues... this LAN have not any of them ... do i have to have them/some of them? NAT is used just setting forwarding on the router... it need sth more?

ok Yes, i do have a successfull connection. In that moment is when y can PING successfully the client by IP, and the client can ping the server, too. It sounds to me, taht the LAN settings issue is the more likely problem... i'll be expecting for help!

Hi! I am trying to set up a VPN, but i have problems. I have been looking at darkfiber1010 response, and it is EXACTLY what i did!!!! I have configured de VPN server on my PC at work. My PC has Win 2000 Pro. It is on a LAN, wich has a ADSL modem to the internet - then the router (linksys BEFSR11) where i enabled the IPSEC and PPTP pass through, enable for forwarding the ports TCP 1723, UDP 500 and TCP UDP 1721 to my machine. Then, the router is connected directly to the switch... ¿should i do something more? I was trying with the "instant" dynamic IP. And i have a NO-IP DNS nameserver too. I have tested it with the client on a home PC (WIN XP), using directly the dynamic IP, and all we coul do was pinging each other by IP... but i was imposible to browse the files or see the work network from the client. what can i do? please HELP!!! i am getting tired of problems with this. Sorry about my English.. Im a spanish speaker.