hi,
You cannot name your IP, by giving an alias name, sql server replication does not accept it.
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Procedure alias name for your IP
Edit hosts (windows\system\driver\etc - using notepad
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx alias name
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this is not accepted in the replication.
Finally I have creaed a VPN between these two networks and in both the machins i have resolved the IP by a Name which is now valied between thse two machines. Once VPN is established, these two locations become a local network and now your replication works.
Thx anyways
r. ganesh