I realize this thread shares a lot of specifics as some of the other threads in this forum, but I figured the specifics of my situation might distinguish it.
I have a Win2K VPN server.
My partner has a Win98SE VPN client.
We both have Linksys BEFSR41 routers.
I have assigned a static LAN IP address to my Win2K machine (192.168.1.100).
We are both getting WAN IP addresses from our ISP's (cable modems). I send my partner this IP address that he then uses to connect to my VPN.
My partner can connect to my VPN server. I can see that he has connected from my side. However, once he is connected, he cannot see any of my shared folders (using the \\192.168.1.100\Test or the NET USE x: DOS command). Nor is he able to Ping my server's LAN IP address (he gets a Destination Address Unreachable).
Note that I had a friend who had a Win2K VPN client who was able to connect to my VPN server *and* see my shared folder by using the \\192.168.1.100\Test address.
I do not have Active Directory running. I do not have a registered domain (we use the same workgroup name). I am not running DNS.
Is there something obvious that I am missing?
Any suggestions would be extraordinarily welcome.
Thanks,
Erik
I have a Win2K VPN server.
My partner has a Win98SE VPN client.
We both have Linksys BEFSR41 routers.
I have assigned a static LAN IP address to my Win2K machine (192.168.1.100).
We are both getting WAN IP addresses from our ISP's (cable modems). I send my partner this IP address that he then uses to connect to my VPN.
My partner can connect to my VPN server. I can see that he has connected from my side. However, once he is connected, he cannot see any of my shared folders (using the \\192.168.1.100\Test or the NET USE x: DOS command). Nor is he able to Ping my server's LAN IP address (he gets a Destination Address Unreachable).
Note that I had a friend who had a Win2K VPN client who was able to connect to my VPN server *and* see my shared folder by using the \\192.168.1.100\Test address.
I do not have Active Directory running. I do not have a registered domain (we use the same workgroup name). I am not running DNS.
Is there something obvious that I am missing?
Any suggestions would be extraordinarily welcome.
Thanks,
Erik