The VPN, DHCP and DNS are all setup on the Server, and we can connect pretty quickly and easily and access the Shares. But after a period of time (somethimes just a few minutes) the clients loses access to the shares, even though the VPN connection is still active. I thought this might be DNS, and tried using the Server's local IP Address instead of the Server name for the Share, but that really didn't help. I've tried just about all the possible options on the client side .... can anyone provide me with any direction? Thx in advance -- DMiller