Windows tip: How to make VPN browsing faster

January 29, 2009

Browsing the remote network can be difficult if not impossible over a VPN connection. There are too many variables that can hinder this. To make browsing work a little easier, you might want to edit the HOSTS and LMHOSTS files on the VPN Client. These files are located in the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc directory for XP and Vista. For Win9x find those files in the \Windows directory. For all Windows OS version just make sure to follow next steps: Add a line in the files with the LAN IP address of the VPN server followed by its name. e.g - 192.168.1.100 SERVER Add in the LAN IP address and Name of any other computers on the remote network that you may want to connect to. Make sure the workgroup name is the same on all computers. Make sure to map the network connections with the Windows Explorer