HomeGroup over VPN


  1. bigwig
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    Windows 7
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    HomeGroup over VPN


    Hi,

    I try to connect to my Homegroup via VPN.

    It is very strange, I can print, the shared folders are available but i can't connect to the Homegroup!

    IPv6 and IPv4 are connected!

    Any Idea?
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  3. ryo
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    hello and welcome
    make sure you're setting homegroup.
    Homegroup - Add Computer or Join
    and did you already try to ping to the IP while you connected using vpn client ?? is it reply or..?
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  4. bigwig
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    Yes settings are correct (inside lan or wlan it works) and if i ping the server he answeres
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  6. chev65
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    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
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    bigwig said:
    Hi,

    I try to connect to my Homegroup via VPN.

    It is very strange, I can print, the shared folders are available but i can't connect to the Homegroup!

    IPv6 and IPv4 are connected!

    Any Idea?
    VPN access using Homegroups is not a supported feature of Homegroups. You also can't use Homegroups while in a domain. So the behavior you are seeing is normal because Homegroups isn't made to work with a VPN.
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  7. bigwig
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    Hmm Okay but I thougt that the HomeGroups work over the Network, and a VPN shows the Network and the Client that the Client is connected to the Network.

    So i thought it had to work
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  8. chev65
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    The new Windows server code named Vail will be able to use Homegroups so it will work over a non LAN network but none of the older Servers like Windows server 08 or 03 can use Homegroups and it won't work over a VPN or Domain.

    Other than that Homegroups will only work properly on a LAN using all Windows 7 machines.
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  10. bigwig
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    yes, but all the machines use windows7 pro, also the server!
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