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Cannot get vpn shares on SBS 2008 to work from MAC
Got an SBS 2008 and any client with Windows pc from home can VPN in to it and access the shares just fine. Will not seem to work from Mac, but I am not a Mac person. I tried it from a Mac and so did other clients, and while it seems to connect just fine, that's as far as you get.
So, when I initially set up the shares on the SBS 2008, I do make sure that SMB shares are allowed. I take all the defaults so the path to the share is \\Servername\foldername
I've tried it setting up the permissions different ways including everyone has full access.
Now, on the Mac, I go to finder->applications->inte
I choose vpn, pptp and enter the ip info, and the login info matching the login on the server, and it connects just fine.
Now, I do the following:
1. Go to Finder
2. Click on "Go" menu
3. Click on "Connect to server"
4. Enter "smb://192.168.1.2" in the "Server Address" box
192.168.1.2 is the NAS address of the SBS 2008 server
I am asked to re-enter the username and password, so I do, and then it gives me an authentication error.
I've tried this same thing from different Macs and even to different SBS 2008 servers. No luck. I know I must be doing something wrong but I am mystified by what it could be. The Macs are all newer OS, not sure exact O/S version, but I could find out if that's key. I am NOT a Mac person, never used one in my life until I tried to set up the VPN, so I need super simple instructions for the MAC side, thanks!
So, when I initially set up the shares on the SBS 2008, I do make sure that SMB shares are allowed. I take all the defaults so the path to the share is \\Servername\foldername
I've tried it setting up the permissions different ways including everyone has full access.
Now, on the Mac, I go to finder->applications->inte
I choose vpn, pptp and enter the ip info, and the login info matching the login on the server, and it connects just fine.
Now, I do the following:
1. Go to Finder
2. Click on "Go" menu
3. Click on "Connect to server"
4. Enter "smb://192.168.1.2" in the "Server Address" box
192.168.1.2 is the NAS address of the SBS 2008 server
I am asked to re-enter the username and password, so I do, and then it gives me an authentication error.
I've tried this same thing from different Macs and even to different SBS 2008 servers. No luck. I know I must be doing something wrong but I am mystified by what it could be. The Macs are all newer OS, not sure exact O/S version, but I could find out if that's key. I am NOT a Mac person, never used one in my life until I tried to set up the VPN, so I need super simple instructions for the MAC side, thanks!
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Have tried from many remote locations, Dlink, linksys, and other routers. I am surprised Macs get confused, PCs don't. I thought Macs were supposed to do everything better ! Well, no harm in trying. I will try from my own house later today. But out of curiosity, there's no other workaround? I don't see how I'm going to get these clients to reconfigure their routers. And I don't want to change the server IP.
There is a check box in the Mac VPN client to send all traffic through the VPN, but quite frankly, I have never been able to get that to make a difference. I don't know why Macs and PC's work differently in that regard, but the topic has been raised here several times and no one has found a work around that I know of.
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See if this helps: http://www.szakmeister.net/blog/2010/mar/11/connecting-safeoffice-vpn-mac/
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I haven't had a chance to try this yet, but it sure seems reasonable.
Probably your user has a Linksys router which defaults to a 192.168.1.x subnet. If you change the subnet of the router to, say, 192.168.5.x that will solve your problem.
To do that, enter the Linksys Admin site at 192.168.1.1 and change the Linksys LAN IP address to 192.168.5.1 and the DHCP range to 192.168.5.100 - 192.168.5.150. You will then have to reboot the Mac to reconnect to the router (to reset the Mac's IP to the right subnet) and re-connect to the Linksys admin which is now located at 192.168.5.1.