THANK-YOU! to all who posted remarks. This was very helpful. After disabling Windows Firewall on both ends, I was able to map the drives by IP address.
I turned the Firewall back on, after changing the exceptions for File & Printer Sharing, and Remote Desktop.
I changed the scope to custom...
I am trying to map this share by IP....
ie: net use y: //192.168.100.50/backup
Network1:
192.168.100.XXX / Subnet 255.255.255.0
Network2:
192.168.3.XXX / Subnet 255.255.255.0
There is not a DNS or WINS server on these networks.
Just using standard MS file sharing.
I cannot resolve names (ie...
We just installed Linksys RV042 VPN routers at two locations, hoping to link them. The tunnel is connected, and I can ping the machines on the opposite end. Netbios, IPX/SPX, TCP/IP are installed on all adaptors. All machines are Windows XP (home & pro). I cannot however map a network drive to a...
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