Topic: Can VPN in but can only see e-smith 6.03 box.

[Howard Bloom]

I'm able to VPN into my server but I can only see the shares on the server.  I can't ping ip addresses from a windows cmd window, however, if I Putty into the SME box I can then ping all my machines on the inside network.  I cannot ping them while VPN'ing into the server unless I am ssh'ed into the server itself.

Any ideas?

[Damien Ryan]

The original clients IP address has to be on a different subnet.
Could this be causing the problem ?

IE if you client has an IP address of 192.168.0.10 on it's local net, then
it cannot connect properly to a server with an IP address such as 192.168.0.1

The two computer have to be on different subnets such as 192.168.0 and 192.168.100

Hope this helps, it's all I can think of

Damien

[Howard Bloom]

I'm connecting using Sprint PCS Vision - through a Sierra Wireless Aircard.  I'm connecting from outside my network.  I VPN in with no problems - get an inside IP address through dhcp for the VPN - I can see my e-smith box but nothing else.  

E-smith 192.168.0.253
Node 192.168.0.6

I can't ping .6 but can ping .253 from my  NT cmd window.  

I can putty into .253 which is my server and once in can ping .6 with no trouble.

Damien Ryan wrote:
>
> The original clients IP address has to be on a different
> subnet.
> Could this be causing the problem ?
>
> IE if you client has an IP address of 192.168.0.10 on it's
> local net, then
> it cannot connect properly to a server with an IP address
> such as 192.168.0.1
>
> The two computer have to be on different subnets such as
> 192.168.0 and 192.168.100
>
> Hope this helps, it's all I can think of
>
> Damien

[Alejandro Lengua]

Umm... Are the subnet mask settings of your other computer's the same as the LAN interface of your e-smith box.
I mean (255.255.255.0) ?
Is there any possibility that e-smith is giving you an already assigned IP number?