Setup VPN, can not access shared folders

[QuaziBee]

I setup a VPN connection to my offices file server which is running win xp pro using the "advanced connection" > "accept incoming connections" path in the network connections tool.

The incoming connection will assign an IP in the range of 192.168.1.10-20

I have routed incoming traffic to the file servers internal IP on ports 7023 and 47.

I can successfully connect to the VPN from my home computer but I can not access the shared folders using "\\file-server\". I get a Can Not Find error.

What did I miss?

Should I put the connecting computer under a different subnet mask?

 

[kmote]

Just because you're on a VPN, doesn't mean you're using the remote DNS. Try with the IP and if that works map it in your local hosts file.

 

[QuaziBee]

Baw I totally forgot about the local hosts file.

good catch mate.

 

[kmote]

Try it out first, networking is not my forte and I could just as easily be wrong.