[Chris]

When I create an incoming connections connection for a VPN server purpose,
all of a sudden I lose the ability to see other machines or connect to their
shares on my LAN. But when I delete that connection I can then see and
connect to the clients on the LAN. We are all running XP Pro SP2. Am I
totally missing or forgetting something stupid, that I should know and/or
realize??? Any help to jar my brain would be appreciated, thanks.

[Chris]

Forgot to mention, firewall is disabled, and am running a peer to peer
workgroup...

"Chris" wrote:

> When I create an incoming connections connection for a VPN server purpose,
> all of a sudden I lose the ability to see other machines or connect to their
> shares on my LAN. But when I delete that connection I can then see and
> connect to the clients on the LAN. We are all running XP Pro SP2. Am I
> totally missing or forgetting something stupid, that I should know and/or
> realize??? Any help to jar my brain would be appreciated, thanks.

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

the routing table changes after establishing the VPN. this search result may help,

routing issues on vpn
Can't access the internal server when remote client establishes VPN Can't access
the Internet while using VPN Can't access the remote network after ...
www.chicagotech.net/routingissuesonvpn.htm

Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need consulting services. Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you may get more help.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BC9C99A0-D116-46A4-9F75-1E01614E07A9@microsoft.com...
When I create an incoming connections connection for a VPN server purpose,
all of a sudden I lose the ability to see other machines or connect to their
shares on my LAN. But when I delete that connection I can then see and
connect to the clients on the LAN. We are all running XP Pro SP2. Am I
totally missing or forgetting something stupid, that I should know and/or
realize??? Any help to jar my brain would be appreciated, thanks.

[Chris]

Thanks for the info Robert....unfortunately none of those articles
helped...for some reason, they all seem to reference server OS versions, like
2000 or 2003, and don't give much info on the XP host connections....if
anyone else can help, by all means, give me some input...

"Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> the routing table changes after establishing the VPN. this search result may help,
>
> routing issues on vpn
> Can't access the internal server when remote client establishes VPN Can't access
> the Internet while using VPN Can't access the remote network after ...
> www.chicagotech.net/routingissuesonvpn.htm
>
> Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need consulting services. Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you may get more help.
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
>
> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BC9C99A0-D116-46A4-9F75-1E01614E07A9@microsoft.com...
> When I create an incoming connections connection for a VPN server purpose,
> all of a sudden I lose the ability to see other machines or connect to their
> shares on my LAN. But when I delete that connection I can then see and
> connect to the clients on the LAN. We are all running XP Pro SP2. Am I
> totally missing or forgetting something stupid, that I should know and/or
> realize??? Any help to jar my brain would be appreciated, thanks