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Cannot Reach remote network with RAS ?

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by ivin

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Im dialing into my office network from home. The dialin server (w2k) is running RRAS. Im able to login 100% and gain access to the server itself and to the machines on the network IF im pinging the RAS server from the machine I dialed from.

However if I want to ping my office network from any other workstation at home I get a timeout.

my home network run on subnet 192.168.0 and the office network on subnet 192.168.100.

How can I get my workstations at home to ping any computer on the network at the office ?

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by timthetoolman

Hi,

You'll need to be on the same network. If you use DHCP, then that should work to your RRAS connection - have the office assign your IP address.

If not, then assign an unused address in the range...

Cheers,
Tim.

by shanghai sam

I have tried being on the same network at home and at the office this 192.168.100 and while on that I can ping the RAS server from home from any workstation BUT I cannot ping any workstation at the office from a workstation at home.

What I dont understand is how the computer determines if im looking for the local or the remote ip address if they are the same ? For instance my mail server at home and the office both have ip address 192.168.100.5. If I ping 192.168.100.5 how does it know if itneeds to contact the local or remote one ?

Thanks for the quick reply

by timthetoolman

Hi,

It doesn't know. You cant have two machines on the same network with identical IP addresses unless you have a router separating them and NAT to do address translations.

You'll need to alter ALL your machines on your home network to have unique IP addresses on that network.

Cheers,
Tim.

by iulian costache

make your computer (the dialing computer) a router between your home network and the office network. any software will do.

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