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Client can log on but can't browse the LAN or browse the LAN slow

Symptom 1: You experience extreme slow while accessing to remote resources over the VPN.

Cause: This could be the MTU issue.

Symptom 2: When running an application over the VPN, it takes over 10 minutes to open it.

Causes: 1. The application is written for a LAN no for a WAN.
2. The VPN client run the application using name instead of IP.

1. Use IP instead of host name.
2. Use TCP/IP only.

Client can log on but can't browse the LAN or browse the LAN slow

1. It is better to set the workgroup to match the domain name on all Win9x clients.
2. You might not want your clients to browse if you have more than 15 or 20 nodes because browsing a large network over a slow dial-up connection can be extremely slow. Instead, predefining or manually mapping UNC connections to needed shares and resources after establishing the VPN.
3. Make sure you have correct IP, Default Gateway, DNS and WINS settings.

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