Why can't I map remote network drives using VPN? 1

[Tomahawk]

I have a linksys WRV54G, I'm using linksys quick vpn sw on my remote computers. I can establish a vpn connection with QuickVPN. When I try to map any network drive in my remote location it always comes back to me as this network drive is not accessible. I can ping the server's ip address and its name and that's about it. I always get succesful replies.

What Iam i doing wrong? In my browser I type \\10.13.229.102\(shared folder) or in my run command line but nothing seems to work. Any ideas?

Cuzurro

 

[aquias]

Can you access the server? Pinging it is one thing, but does your VPN account have correct access to the server?

Additionally, it could be that the attempt to map the drive is timing out Mapping drives can be exceptionally slow and may be timing out.

 

[Tomahawk]

No, I can't access the server. The remote network is a workgroup, we use a computer with centralized data that we call a server. The drive in the "server" is shared, within the local network there is full access to it. So, I really don't need special rights to access the "server". I got this VPN connection once like a month ago, but never again I have been able to map that drive. I can access other drives in the netowrk residing in other workstations.

Cuzurro

 

[Tomahawk]

One more piece of information. I have several other drives mapped within the network. It's just this one critical drive, the one I need to access, that won't accept connections.

Cuzurro

 

[Tomahawk]

I just mapped another drive in the remote network, but this one drive at the server I just can't. I used the same UNC format to no avail.

Cuzurro

 

[Lote]

Just to check are you using the right authentication? This does stop you from baeing able to map to the share. Try mapping with different user names/or checking the SHARE and NTF's permissions.

 

[Tomahawk]

For authentication I use the same user ID and password that Remote desktop uses. I connect using remote desktop. The disk is shared I'll check the NTFS permissions.

Cuzurro

 

[Tomahawk]

I found out that the hard drive from my server had a firewall setting preventing it from being accessed. I removed it by clicking on properties, sharing, View your Windows firewall setting and unchecking On - recommended. Problem solved, thanks for the assistance received.

Cuzurro