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After I have successfully connected to a Windows 7 box via the built-in VPN: how do I access shares, shared printers, network appliances, etc.?
So, call me bad at googling, but: I can find dozens of articles on "How to Set up a VPN Connection" and "How to connect to a VPN" for Windows 7... but I can't find a single article on how to access resources after connecting.
I have a home VPN set up in Windows 7; I was able to connect to it from my friend's Windows 7 machine last night. I expected to be able to UNC into my shares; I also expected to be able to go to "Start > Computer" and Click "Network" on the left side, and then see all of the devices on my home network (while the VPN was connected).
Am I missing something obvious? How do I make this happen?
Sorry: would I ping by the IP address the machine uses on the remote LAN? If so, how would I do that? Part of the problem is I'm not sure what prefixes to add into my commands to make sure I'm referring to the appropriate network. For example: if I have a 192.168.1.1 on the network I am physically connected to, and there is also a 192.168.1.1 on the network I am VPNed into, how do I refer to each? Same idea: if there is a \Home-PC\ on the network I am physically connected to and a \Home-PC\ on the network I VPN into, how do I distinguish each? – mbrion – 2011-01-17T01:23:50.757