connecting to pix501 - cant browse drives

[wellerw]

hi,

I am connecting a remote client using cisco Vpn client to my pix501.

I can then ping my two servers, and can run exchange.

On the exchange box I can map to a drive and browse it.

But on the domain controller I cant. It appears to map the drives in the login script that I run, but when I try to brwose them It says it cannot connect to server and that it could be permissions.

the script is using net user username password

 

[Andreh]

I work on a network with multiple pix501's and 506's and currently testing remote vpn access usind a Cisco VPN secure client. Without knowing much of the network config of your network i will explain what i have found using my companies network.

I have found the following which may help you:
Currently we are using a NT4.0 domain using DNS/WINS that will be moving to a 2000 domain using DNS/DHCP in the coming months.

I have found when connection to a WINS network, a separate hardware profile is required where the network card is disabled via device manager. The VPN connection allocates an IP address to the remote PC resulting in a conflict.

Once this is done, the acctual network properties of the dial-up connection must include the ISP's DNS servers you use. This seems to help things resolve smoother.

Adding the DNS/WINS network config into the network properties of the dial-up connection. This aided in the remote client resolving network places via network neighbourhood or my network places - depending on the Client OS's (We use 98, NT, 2000 and XP Pro. Despite a few differences in appearance, they all have similar properties). By doing this i have been able to have remote PC's work like they are in the office at the dial-up speed.

I suspect that separate hardware profiles won't be needed if using DHCP. I am yet to test this though. Adding network properties into the Dial-up network properties may aid in additional network resolutions you aren't able to resolve.

Hopefully this aids in your problems.

Andre Hodge
future MCSE.