Re: PPTP vpn- can't connect to printer.
From: Jeffrey Randow (MVP) (jeffreyr-support_at_remotenetworktechnology.com)
Date: 02/27/04
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Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 20:21:20 -0600
Check your network protocols.. Windows XP does not support NetBEUI
over Remote Access connections (VPN's count as RAS connections), which
NT 4 used by default...
Jeffrey Randow (Windows Net. & Smart Display MVP)
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:33:45 -0800, "Pablo"
<jnaut_nospam@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>We've successfully set up dozens of PPTP vpn connections to an nt4.0
>terminal server box and can connect to printers on the client (remote) box.
>It fails on xp- in the exact same way on every box we've tried.
>
>Our process:
>In win95/98 we will set up a printer on a box and share it. Then we
>establish a vpn connection, and on the nt4.0 terminal server box, add
>network printer pointing to \\ipaddress\printername. This has never failed
>us (except when there were service pack issues with 98's dialup networking,
>another story). With xp, we establish the vpn, we can even see and browse
>the \\ipaddress\printername, but when we try to 'install' or physically add
>the printer to the nt4.0 box, we get a 'Can't connect to printer' message.
>We have double and triple checked to make sure that the built in firewall
>for xp is turned off. We've tried this on several xp boxes and have seen
>the EXACT same result, so at this time, my feeling is that this is an issue
>with xp. Any tips would be appreciated.
>
>
>All remote box os's are XP-Pro, service pack 1.
>
>Paul
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