VPN NO LONGER PROVIDES NETWORK ACCESS using SNOW LEOPARD (WORKED OK BEFORE)

I was using the Apple VPN tool to access my business network (via Leopard Server) without problem when using Leopard.
After upgrading both the server and laptops to Snow Leopard, I can successfully make a VPN connection to the server, but cannot access any of the devices on the network (printer, other computers, or NAS where my iTunes library resides).
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Hi,
i had exactly the same issue, once i installed 10.6 the VPN would still connect, but alas i could not connect to the server internally or any other internal network devices. I solved it by disabling encryption on the VPN settings, it had 18 bit enabled by default, looks like 10.6 activates the encryption setting by default. So my advice is to ensure that if you do not have encryption enabled then make sure is is set to none in the VPN settings. Hoe this helps, like i said worked for me, but may not for you, give it a go and see what happens.
Cheers,
Gerry

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