Another VPN question

[dcstek]

I have a small but annoying issue... I have a client with a WinXP Pro machine as a server located at the office and an XP Pro machine at home I connect to the server fine but cannot connect to the shared folder. Now the shared folder was created long ago but should connect fine. I have setup the server to accept incoming connections and have the proper user/computer connecting.

Any ideas?

[tartis]

Is the server running Windows 2003 Server? Have you given the remote user enough rights to the shared folder? Try checking the effective permissions for the user account in question.

[mh348]

For you to be able to access the shared files, the client pc needs to be on a different Ip range, for example if the server is 192.168.0.1-254, the client pc needs to be on 192.168.1.1 etc

[TimeCode]

Regarding rights, be sure that there aren't any inherited rights that would block access. A Windows 2003 network operates on the concept of least allowed privileges.

If that is cool, go to Start > Run > type in "\\server-name"
Look for shared folder.

[dcstek]

Ok... this is in an office with a peer to peer network with an XP pro machine acting as the server. The remote client is XP pro located across town. I can connect but cannot access the shared: My Documents folder or any other shared folders on the acting server. I'm stumped... I may try creating a new shared folder and see if that works (maybe even re share the My Documents folder)

Thanks for the input

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[seedubya]

Could you please answer the question mh348 asked earlier in the thread. Are these networks on the same IP range? If they are then you will not be able to access shared anything.....

[mh348]

Your IP address ranges needs to be different, if it's not then you'll be able to connect but won't be able to access any of the network shares.

For you to be able to access the shared files, the client pc needs to be on a different Ip range, for example if the server is 192.168.0.1-254, the client pc needs to be on 192.168.1.1 etc

[dcstek]

Even if they are on different networks? Home and Office? Yes they are in the same IP range though.

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[mh348]

Even if they are on different networks? Home and Office? Yes they are in the same IP range though.

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YES, You have to change it even if its on a different network, you can leave the home ip as is and just change the Office Ip range.

[seedubya]

You MUST change one of the ranges. The easiest one would be the standalone PC. If you don't, when the VPN client makes a DNS request for a resource on the remote network it won't know where to look because there are two networks with the same range. The result is all DNS requests for that range will time out preventing you from finding and therefore accessing the shared resource.