I've used Win2K and WinXP, setting up the shares is simple, it's the
performance that is painful. 80+ms of latency kills it.

I never got printer sharing to work, though I think that was more to do with
the dumb NAT/pinholing that my ASUS router provides.

> >>using Windows file shares is painful
>
> Windows XP is a lot better than previous versions when using
> file shares
> across a VPN connection. I can even do it across dial-up now without
> pulling my hair out.
>
> For windows admin stuff the best option over wan connections is to use
> the built in terminal services for win2k/win2k3.
>
> --
> Regan

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