From: merlyn@geeks.org   
      
   achipl@gmail.com writes:   
   >I've established VPN connection between home (Windows XP HE) and work   
   >network (Windows XP HE). At work I've got software which is working   
   >with msde. It's light version of mssql. I don't know too much about   
   >vpn and mssql but what I've done:   
      
   >I've setup alias (cliconfg) at my laptop. In local network it was work   
   >fine (I was able to connect with server and use database). It doesn't   
   >work via VPN. I can ping computer (by name and IP), check shared files   
   >but I can't connect to database. Any solutions or ideas ?   
      
      
   MSDE by default doesn't listen on a TCP socket, so you wouldn't be   
   able to connect to it remotely over a VPN?   
      
   Its possible to make it do so by editing the registry and putting in   
   some magic values in the right spot as long as you run WinXP.   
   Later OS's try to protect you more..   
      
   So, unless you've done the magic, its not going to work?   
      
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