Prosafe VPN connection to FVS318

[asagar1]

I have recently purchased a Netgear FVS318 firewall. This is connected to a server running Windows 2000 server. I am able to access the internet from behind the firewall.

I am trying to connect my laptop (running Prosafe VPN Client) to the server. I have setup the security policy & am able to successfully connect (the Safenet Virtual Adapter Interface shows up). The Log Viewer also shows the connection being negotiated & successful connection.

But I have two problems:
a) I am not able to 'see' the server (i.e. it does not show up in network neighbourhood, I cannot map any drives, nor can I connect to the domain);
b) When I connect using Prosafe VPN client, I am not able to access the internet despite the security policy allowing 'Other Connections' as non-secure.

Can anybody suggest what I am doing wrong? I appreciate your advice. Thanks!

 

[sicktrick]

a) are your IP settings configured correctly for wins/dns? If you can ping by IP but not by name, this is most likely the problem

 

[asagar1]

From the remote computer (laptop), I am able to ping & 'sign on' to the FVS318 (i.e. 192.168.0.1) and even manage the FVS318 settings. Also from the remote computer, I am able to ping various sites both by IP Address as well as by name. The remote computer (laptop) is running Windows XP Professional.

Both the remote computer (Safenet Client log) & the 'base' computer (i.e. the FVS318's VPN log) show a VPN connection as present. Also, File & printer sharing is enabled on the 'base' computer which is running Windows 2000 Server. The Win 2K server has 2-network adapters, one connected to the FVS318 & the other to our small office network.

I have various shared folders on the 'base' computers. All the computers in our local office network can access the shared folders. But I am not able to map any network drives on the base computer from the remote computer.

Any ideas why I can't access the Win2K server from the remote computer (laptop)? Thanks.

 

[sicktrick]

you mentioned a bunch of stuff there that you pinged, but did you ping the "base" computer from your laptop by both IP and by netbios name?