Mac's can not see or connect to network resources

Our company network is a windows network. We have a couple of remote users with Mac's. The Mac's connect to the network over a VPN. They can connect to the network through the VPN but can not see or connect to any network resources. What settings am I missing?

My problem is that once the VPN is established and I am on the network, none of the shares or resources are visible or able to be connected to.
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Also, some of the "it just works" aspects, like seeing all the things you can login to, before actually logging in to them, is a feature of Bonjour, which doesn't pass over VPN.  You'll probably have to use the Finder Menu GO -> Connect to Server, and then type the server's IP address in manually.

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