Here’s a quick question for anyone out there with SQL connectivity and VPN access experience.
I’m trying to figure out why I can no longer connect to a SQL database within my local network when I’m connected to a VPN into another network.

As you can see from the above setting in the VPN client, I’ve got the “Allow Local LAN Access” checked.
Is it just not possible? Am I confused about what “Allow Local LAN Access” actually means? I can still connect to other network shared directories and machines on the LAN. I just can’t get access to anything through Microsoft …read more

It’s barely out of the Microsoft womb and not even sleeping through the night and already we’re talking about Vista fixes. That’s got to say something for development. If you’re running Vista, you may have stumbled across these issues and have been looking for a fix on your own.
PC Magazine has identified 5 major issues and provided solutions for them in this recent article.

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