[pptp-server] Re: Can access shares on poptop server but nothing else!

[David Rankin]

George Vieira wrote:

> Yes but what about IP addresses. I need to know if you can try to view the
> LAN workstation shares if you know their IP address?
>
> If this works then it's just a mere name resolution problem, if it's fails
> with an error (which I'd need) then then pinging thoses IP addresses would
> fails too (probably but we need to establish that you can reach the lan
> workstations and they can reach you!!!!)...
> can you try that and get back to me..
>
> thanks,
> George Vieira
>

George what evey you are thinking, I think you are on the right track and on to
something. I ran the tests you suggested and tried to ping the machines on the
lan by IP address. I can only ping NEMESIS the server and I cannot get a
response from any of the other machines on my lan. Here are the results:

C:\>ping 192.168.7.14 (THIS IS NEMESIS - the server)

Pinging 192.168.7.14 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.7.14: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.7.14: bytes=32 time=64ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.7.14: bytes=32 time=64ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.7.14: bytes=32 time=59ms TTL=255

Ping statistics for 192.168.7.14:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 59ms, Maximum =  64ms, Average =  61ms

It works great!!!!

All of the others timed out and I never got a response.

C:\>ping 192.168.7.99 (or 100 or 98 or 97)

Pinging 192.168.7.99 with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.7.99:
    Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 0, Lost = 2 (100% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum =  0ms, Average =  0ms
Control-C

What does this mean? I have noticed that sometimes I have to dial in twice (1st
connect no go/2nd connect I can browse server OK) to be able to browse the
server. Your thoughts?