Windows 2000 VPN Service

Ok heres the deal. I set up Microsoft's VPN Service with the wizard provided when going to the Routing and Remote Access program. I thought just following that and testing that the client connects fine is all I needed to do. I set the router to forward all data coming from port 1723 to the server also. I just got home, start up my personal computer running Windows 2000 and create a VPN connection to the office and it connected and authenticated my user information fine.

Now heres the problem, I thought when I VPN into a network it is like actually physically being their with your computer so thus I should be able to ping and connect to shared files on the network but I cant? I don't see anything?!?!?!?! All I get is this little monitor connection sitting in my system tray saying that I am connected. I also thought it would be interesting to check the IP I am when I go to the internet and it gave the office's IP http://www.whatismyip.com/ and my internet IP when I disconnect so thus I know something is working.

Can anyone help me with this problem? I want to be able see all the computers on the network, ping them, and access shares.

Thanks
- Richard S.

There is a setting on the server (somewhere in RRAS) where you decide if remote users can access the local network.