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I've seen this situation before. What I've done to resolve it is to create a batch file on the user's home Pc that maps the drives for them.<br />
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The batch file commands would look like this:<br />
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net use \\servername\sharename1<br />
net use \\servername\sharename2<br />
net use \\servername\sharename3<br />
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They would run the batch file after connecting to the VPN. It worked well for me.
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I've seen this situation before. What I've done to resolve it is to create a batch file on the user's home Pc that maps the drives for them.

The batch file commands would look like this:

net use \\servername\sharename1
net use \\servername\sharename2
net use \\servername\sharename3

They would run the batch file after connecting to the VPN. It worked well for me.

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Hello Experts<br />
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Some VPN laptop clients cannot connect to a server share unless I turn off their windows (home/work) private firewall. &nbsp;We use a draytek router with the smartVPN client.<br />
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&nbsp;I really don't like the idea of turning off Windows Firewall. &nbsp;If the firewall is off, is it possible for those on the same Wi-Fi network to access files on the client's laptop? &nbsp;If so, how do I prevent this? &nbsp;Is there a rule I can create that will prevent this (e.g., only permit incoming traffic from our VPN?).<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Mike
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Hello Experts

Some VPN laptop clients cannot connect to a server share unless I turn off their windows (home/work) private firewall.  We use a draytek router with the smartVPN client.

 I really don't like the idea of turning off Windows Firewall.  If the firewall is off, is it possible for those on the same Wi-Fi network to access files on the client's laptop?  If so, how do I prevent this?  Is there a rule I can create that will prevent this (e.g., only permit incoming traffic from our VPN?).

Thanks,
Mike

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