Topic: Can't see server via PPTP connection

[Marco Ranieri]

Hello. I installed beta3 of e-smith. I am trying the inbound PPTP connectivity. I can etsablish an inbound PPTP connection and authenticate sucessfully.

But when I click "My Network Places", then "Computers Near Me" on my Win2k box, I cannot see the server. I have made sure that I am logging on to the same workgroup, but I still cannot see anything. When connected, I can ping the server's NetBIOS name successfully.

Anybody have an idea? Thanks.

[Darrell May]

Marco Ranieri wrote:
>
> Hello. I installed beta3 of e-smith. I am trying the inbound
> PPTP connectivity. I can etsablish an inbound PPTP connection
> and authenticate sucessfully.
>
> But when I click "My Network Places", then "Computers Near
> Me" on my Win2k box, I cannot see the server. I have made
> sure that I am logging on to the same workgroup, but I still
> cannot see anything. When connected, I can ping the server's
> NetBIOS name successfully.
>
> Anybody have an idea? Thanks.

Try forcing a connection by running the Win2k command:

  net view \netbios_name  -or-  net view \ip_address

This should report all e-smith samba shares visible.  Do net /? for help.

Darrell