Why can I connect OK w/VPN, but cannot see Server?

Finally got my VPN service running on 10.8.3 Server. Am able to connect from outside fine, but after connecting I cannot see my Server in my Sidebar, cannot access my Share Points, nor can I access the Server thru Screen Sharing.
When I return to my office and connect to the LAN, I am able to see the Server, access my Shared folders, and start Screen Sharing without any problems.
Any ideas why this is not working?
Thank you !

When you connect via VPN, you'll be joined to the network, but won't be automatically logged into the server.  That's a seperate step.  In Finder, Go menu, select "Connect to Server...".  You might see your server there, maybe not.  Either way, you should be able to type in your server's internal IP address and connect to it.
Also, check how you've configured the VPN settings on your server.  You'd want VPN to tell your clients what DNS server to use while they are conencted.  If you want them to see internal resources like your server, you'd want to put your server's internal IP address in here as the DNS server to point the clients to.
In my screenshot below, I've put in my router's address.  You'd want your server listed here, or you'd want your router configured to be using your server for it's DNS lookups.  I think either one should work.

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