Bowlerguy300
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Mapping a drive over a VPN
I have a computer(win98) from work that I use at home with VPN software installed to access my work's network. I have cable internet access and a router in front of my home network. I can establish a connection to work and access our intranet and ping any computer in the network but I can't "see" these computers. What I need to do is map a few drives. If I search for a computer I get a quick error that the computer is not found. Is something configured wrong? Any Ideas? Any information would be great. Thanks.
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beside lrmoore's comment, oes you home computer use an IP address in the range of the work's network?
lrmoore is correct - this is not a vpn problem , but a netbios problem - the best answer is "Stop using a protcol over a WAN that was designed for a LAN". If your corporate managers lack that amount of clue (and most do), then lrmoore's suggestions are the best it gets (use WINS, or a static mapping via LMHOSTS).
Cheers,
-Jon
Cheers,
-Jon
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thanks,
lrmoore
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I will leave a recommendation in the Cleanup topic area that this question:
I recommend: points to lrmoore
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thanks,
lrmoore
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>I recommend: points to lrmoore
I concur.
-Jon
I concur.
-Jon
BTW, what the hell do ISPs or VPNs have to necessarily do with broadband? I recommend that the VPN and ISP TAs be moved under the general Networking TA immediately. If you (lrmoore) have any sort of pull with the folks at EE, then I would hope you would point this out to them.
Cheers,
-Jon
Cheers,
-Jon
per recommendation
SpideyMod
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The--Captain,
There's an area for suggestions where anyone can make these types of suggestions. Go to the Community Support/Suggestions area or the Expert Input area (either one really) and state your case. I would tend to agree with you that VPN isn't a Broadband-Only topic.
SpideyMod
Community Support Moderator @Experts Exchange
The--Captain,
There's an area for suggestions where anyone can make these types of suggestions. Go to the Community Support/Suggestions area or the Expert Input area (either one really) and state your case. I would tend to agree with you that VPN isn't a Broadband-Only topic.
http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/w2kw95cn.htm
Al