VPN connects, no network access

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  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7
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    VPN connects, no network access


    I've set up the client to connect to the PPTP VPN at my workplace. It connects, but I can't access any computers on the network through explorer or remote desktop, by IP address or by name. Also, the internet will not connect after connecting to the VPN [we have a proxy, and the browser won't connect to it].

    On the VPN status, the IPv4 Connectivity is listed as Internet
    the IPv6 is listed as No Network Access.

    I can, in a command prompt, ping network computers by name or IP. ipconfig /all gives, from what I can see, identical results to a Vista computer that connects properly.

    This occurs from my house [set up as a Home network] and from public networks. The VPN is set up as a Work network. I've tried changing these and it doesn't seem to help. I've also tried disabling Windows firewall.
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  2. Posts : 105
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Retail RTM, Ubuntu 9.10
       #2

    What are your settings in network and sharing center?
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Which settings?
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  4. Posts : 105
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Retail RTM, Ubuntu 9.10
       #4

    Go to network and sharing center and click advance sharing settings on the left. What is enabled or disabled?
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  5. Posts : 5
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #5

    The Home or Work and Public sections both have the following settings:
    Network discovery: On
    File and printer sharing: On
    Public folder sharing: On
    Media streaming: On
    File sharing: 40- 56-bit
    Password protected sharing: Off
    HomeGroup connections: Use user accounts
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  6. Posts : 5
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Also, I've found that if I connect to the VPN when I'm plugged into my router, it works.
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  7. Posts : 5
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Partially solved: On the Networking Tab of the VPN Properties, highlight IPv6 properties, click advanced, and uncheck "Use default gateway on remote network." For some reason this allows Remote Desktop to connect to a computer by name. Explorer still will not resolve by name, but shares are visible using IP address.
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  8. Posts : 27
    Vista Business X64 / Win 7 RC X64 / Win t X64 RTM no activation
       #8

    cjnance said:
    Partially solved: On the Networking Tab of the VPN Properties, highlight IPv6 properties, click advanced, and uncheck "Use default gateway on remote network." For some reason this allows Remote Desktop to connect to a computer by name. Explorer still will not resolve by name, but shares are visible using IP address.

    wow thanks i would of never found this

    i use vpn for work to get to my desktop
    top
    and it was drivin me nuts that i could get to mine win 7 home system with the built in vpn to my desktop but not to my work desktop

    with this little setting now i can get to the desktop of any computer on the network

    god it was slow window updates when i posted the tut on wmp12 streaming cus i was was going though a XP server to the win7 desktop
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  9. Posts : 2
    Win 7 Home x64
       #9

    Cannot find Use default gateway for Remote connection in win7 for VPN


    Hi All,

    I Cannot find Use :default gateway for Remote connection" in networking tab for CISCO VPN LAN2 in win7 for VPN.

    Please let me know, what to do, as I am able to connect to VPN but no RDP can be done, as per issue.
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  10. Posts : 27
    Vista Business X64 / Win 7 RC X64 / Win t X64 RTM no activation
       #10

    Sounds like you don't have remote desktop enable for that user also this guide is to connect fromage machine to another .. Make sure the machine you want to connect has access for that user you wish to connect AS
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