atreynolds
Technical User
Hello! I've installed VPN services (PPTP) on RRAS on a Windows 2000 server in an Active Directory architecture. When connecting to the VPN server from a remote location I can authenticate (seemingly) just fine. But when I try to access a network share, either by mapping a drive or just trying to connect using the UNC name of a resource, a few seconds pass and then a dialog opens prompting me for my username and password. Once I enter in my FQDN and password, I can then access the resource.
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this, and if so what you did to fix the problem. It is my understanding that the credentials that you use to connect to the VPN in the first place (which is the same as your logon credentials when logging in from the LAN within the office) should allow you to access any resources on the network that you have permission to (just like on a LAN), but in this case the credentials don't seem to get passed through. They log you into the VPN and that's it.
Other info: This is only a problem when connecting to the VPN from a Windows 2000 (Professional or Server) machine. I am not prompted for an additional logon if I connect with a Windows ME machine. This leads me to believe that the problem lies somewhere in the higher security that W2K provides (kerberos?).
Also, I have no problem browsing the network. I can see all the computers in "My Network Places", but when I double click on one of the computers (like my file server) to see what shares are available on it, I am then prompted to type in my name and password. It shouldn't be doing this. It should just show me the shares because I was already authenticated when I first connected to the VPN.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.
Tony
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this, and if so what you did to fix the problem. It is my understanding that the credentials that you use to connect to the VPN in the first place (which is the same as your logon credentials when logging in from the LAN within the office) should allow you to access any resources on the network that you have permission to (just like on a LAN), but in this case the credentials don't seem to get passed through. They log you into the VPN and that's it.
Other info: This is only a problem when connecting to the VPN from a Windows 2000 (Professional or Server) machine. I am not prompted for an additional logon if I connect with a Windows ME machine. This leads me to believe that the problem lies somewhere in the higher security that W2K provides (kerberos?).
Also, I have no problem browsing the network. I can see all the computers in "My Network Places", but when I double click on one of the computers (like my file server) to see what shares are available on it, I am then prompted to type in my name and password. It shouldn't be doing this. It should just show me the shares because I was already authenticated when I first connected to the VPN.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.
Tony