General VPN Question...

When a vpn is setup correctly, are you able to see the workgroup under network places? Or do you just connect to it's IP ( ) and map the drive that way? Is there any options that a VPN supports that I should be using optimise the connection?

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When a vpn is setup correctly, are you able to see the workgroup under network places? Or do you just connect to it's IP ( http://1.1.1.1) and map the drive that way?
 
Is there any options that a VPN supports that I should be using optimise the connection?

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You wont conect to shares sing http:// ever, thats web protocal.
 
You an connect by regular computername like normal, as long as netbios is enabled for the vpn IP, or if you installed IPX with netbios, or if you installed netbeui, and any or all fo these are enabled on the vpn connection.
 
As you see, the key here is netbios.

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If you wish to see other intranetworks outside your VPN connected workgroups, check "use default gateway on remote networks."

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Under the VPN connection settings for that session
 
Networking
TCPIP
Advanced
First Tab (which is general)
 
By doing this, it entails me to VPN into RDP sessions at work while still using HTTP,FTP,SSH going out my home gateway.
 
HTH

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Correct this is client side.
 
The default is to have all outside traffic go out of your vpn connection.