From: mike-newsgroup@-DELETETHISPART-.upcraft.com   
      
   802.11g wrote:   
   > Hi,   
   > i was wondering if anyone could help with an issue i have in sharing 3   
   > databases over VPN. i have three offices each with 2-6 workstations all   
   > running XP Pro SP2, they are all connected using draytek 2600plus adsl   
   > routers and seem to be fine most of the time but every so often one of   
   > the databases cannot be accessed by the other two locations, although   
   > the other two can still be accessed by the disfunctional computer.   
   > it can vary which network the issue resides on. in order to deal with   
   > this i edited the host files on all the computers and manually set the   
   > ips.   
   > i have also removed or disabled any firewalls and regardless of which   
   > machine goes down i can always ping all the other machines by IP. there   
   > are no servers running WINS all three networks are peer to peer and in   
   > their workgroups   
   >   
   > this has been a head scratcher for sometime and any and all help is   
   > appreciated in adavance.   
   >   
   > thnx   
      
   Is there a question in there somewhere?  You allude to name resolution   
   but don't actually identify anything is wrong with this.  Did setting up   
   the hosts file help?   
      
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