Network connectivity & PCanywhere problem

[jermocide]

Hello,
I am having trouble finding and also keeping a PCanywhere connection. Here is the setup. A remote computer with a public ip address establishes a VPN connection into his company network. From there he connects to a workstation within the company LAN via PCanywhere. Now the problem: Sometimes after making the VPN connection the user cannot see the workstation via PCanywhere and sometimes he can. When he does see it and gets in, it will boot him out every so often. When he can't see the computer via pcanywhere he also can't ping it. He can open up Network Neighborhood and see the computer but when he clicks on it, it says the computer is inaccessible becuase the Network is busy. So for some reason that host workstation becomes hidden and than will become unhidden. Does anybody know any reason for this?
Additional Info:
Remote Computer running Win 98
Host computer running Win98SE
Thanks in advance for any advice

 

[wybnormal]

I would guess it's going to come to the VPN software interfering with PC ANywhere and/or name resolution. The "easiest" way to find out is to use a sniffer at the host end to see just what is coming out of the VPN and what is "missing"

I'm assuming you have contacted the VPN provider with this issue? Hopefully they can provide you with more info and help then mine which just shrugs and says "oh well"

Mike S
"Diplomacy; the art of saying 'nice doggie' till you can find a rock" Wynn Catlin

 

[jermocide]

Thanks for the reply.
We are not using any kind of special VPN software or hardware. We are just using dial up networking via the VPN adapter on the remote workstation for remote access into the company LAN through a DSL connection. I am not familiar with using a sniffer or exactly what it does but I will run it through Google and see what comes out. Thanks again for the help.

Jeremy

 

[Voyager1]

PCAnywhere is such a resource pig - we have had much more reliable and better quality service using a freeware utility called VNC Viewer (Virtual Network Computing). It's available at winfiles.com, or download.com, or whatever - just search on "VNC".

Check it out... Bill
CNE, MCSE, CCNA, CCA, MCT, CCI

"I'd much rather be lucky than good"

 

[wybnormal]

I will agree that PCAny is a hog.. I will add that not ISPs can handle VPN traffic which is why you might be having "weird" problems with your VPN connection.

Mike S
"Diplomacy; the art of saying 'nice doggie' till you can find a rock" Wynn Catlin