[pptp-server] access my internal network

[Cowles, Steve]

> Hi list,
> 
> I am newbie with pptp, i have installed pptp in my server succesfully,
> I have setup client(win98). I try to connect from my client to my pptp
> server and successful. In my log server, connection established and i
> see such as :
> ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> inet addr:192.168.3.1 P-t-P:192.168.3.3 Mask:255.255.255.255
> UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric: 1
> bla... bla......
> 
> 192.168.3.1 is my internal ip server and 192.168.3.3 is established ip
> of user have login. I ping the server NT with ip 192.168.3.2  in my
> internal network successfully.  My question is how to access file
> server(NT server) ? Why can't I see nt server in my network
> neighborhood?
> TIA

I should write a book on this subject. :-)

If you are NOT currently running a WINS server on your local network, 

1) Install/Configure the WINS service on your NT server. 
2) Configure all clients and servers on your local network
   to register their workgroup/domain membership with this
   WINS server.
3) In your /etc/ppp/options file... add:
       ms-wins <ip-addr of WINS server>

If you are already running a WINS server on your local network,
1) In your /etc/ppp/options file... add:
       ms-wins <ip-addr of WINS server>

see: man pppd for further options, like ms-dns

Now when your pptp client connects to your PPTP server, it will query the
wins servers ip address for netbios name resolution instead of issuing
broadcast packets. 

FWIW: Your PPTP server is in essence - acting as a router. Broadcast packets
(by default) do not span routers. Which is why you do not currently see
anything in network neighborhood.

Steve Cowles