I have Windows Vista Buisness 64 bit with SP2 running on my workstation. I have created a vpn incoming connection through the internet with specified ip addresses. I have created a network connection on my laptop which runs Windows XP. I have turned both firewalls off to eliminate complications. My laptop will connect to my workstation but cannot find the workstations computer name, shared files or ip adress when I use search or run. The laptop connection status shows that it is connected fine with correct ip address. The workstation shows that my laptop is connected but its status shows not connectivity? If anybody has any answers to this, they would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,Is the work computer attached to a domain ?As the issue is related to VPN and would be better suited in the TechNet community. Please visit the link below to find a community that will offer the best support.http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsvistaitproRegards,Amritha-Microsoft Support.

Hi Amritha,No it is not attached to a domain. It just uses a workgroup.

Hi, As the issue is with XP machine, I am moving your thread to Windows XP Forum.Regards,Amritha.

Hi Raymt82,Thanks for posting. Where is the VPN located to which you are trying to connect? Where is the Vista computer located to which you are trying to connect? Let us know if you have any questions.Shawn - Support Engineer - MCP, MCDST Microsoft Answers Support Engineer Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think

The Vista computer is at my home office and I am trying to connect to it with my laptop running XP anywhere from my home office.

Hi raymt82, Thanks for the information. Can you perform the following on both of the computers in your home. Start, Run, CMD, OK to open a command prompt:(For Vista type CMD in the Search box after Start) Type the following command: IPCONFIG /ALL [Note that there is no space between the slash and ALL.] Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.Paste the results in a message here.Thanks!Shawn - Support Engineer - MCP, MCDST Microsoft Answers Support Engineer Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think

Shown below is off my Vista workstation, I will post the laptop later.Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ray_Machine Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-B9-07-08-F0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::858f:4443:72ec:12c8%10(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234887609 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-50-5C-C7-00-19-B9-07-08-F0 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 65.40.202.102 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{7FC78416-3B4A-414C-9CAC-3C5C06131DBB} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:3835:35d9:3f57:fe9a(Preferred) Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3835:35d9:3f57:fe9a%11(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : :: NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Here is my Laptop Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600](C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ray_Laptop Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-1F-1F-7C-2F Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 4: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter #4 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-70-3C-58-95 Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 65.40.202.102 76.7.255.188 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 20, 2009 5:58:40 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, October 21, 2009 5:58:40PM

Hi Raymt82, Thanks for the information. Can you disable all firewalls and virus scanners on both PCs? Also what VPN clients are you using? Shawn - Support Engineer - MCP, MCDST Microsoft Answers Support Engineer Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think

Shawn,The only firewall I have is the windows firewall and AVG virus scanner,both of whichare turned off when I connect. The VPN clients are windows based.