Browsing the remote network can be difficult if not impossible over a VPN connection. There are too many variables that can hinder this.

To make browsing work a little easier, you might want to edit the HOSTS and LMHOSTS files on the VPN Client. These files are located in the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc directory for XP and Vista. For Win9x find those files in the \Windows directory. For all Windows OS version just make sure to follow next steps:

• Add a line in the files with the LAN IP address of the VPN server followed by its name.
• e.g – 192.168.1.100 SERVER
• Add in the LAN IP address and Name of any other computers on the remote network that you may want to connect to.
• Make sure the workgroup name is the same on all computers.
• Make sure to map the network connections with the Windows Explorer

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