Today i set up an vpn connection between to windows 8 computers.
I am able to ping the vpn connected device in both ways.
But i'm unable to acces shared folders.
I'm able to see the folders but when i click them i get an network error.
What am i doing wrong?
Windows 8
Last Comment
Kimputer
8/22/2022 - Mon
Kimputer
Need more info. What VPN server/client software used. IP addresses/subnets (both LAN/VPN IPs).
Did you test the shared folders correctly in a LAN environment yet?
Check if firewall makes a distinguishment between the VPN connections (if so, check if firewall rules for these VPN adapters)
John
Can you access and share by IP address? In this setup, DNS would not be automatically.
Access a share as: NET USE Z: \\ip of other computer\folder. What error, if any, do you get?
Make sure in advanced network sharing options that Network Discovery and File and Print sharing are enabled. Homegroup should be disabled.
vincent-ICM
ASKER
Thank you for the fast comments but i'm already at home.
When i'm back at work in the morning, i'll try to reply to the asked questions.
Thanks in adavance.
I've openend incomming connections to windows 8 for 1 vpn user.
The folders are already shared in a network and are working properly.
I added the vpn user to the rights of the folder with full read/write access.
My firewall is disabled at the moment until i've got it working properly.
The local sharing works perfectly with my firewall enabled.
When i do net use, the disk is available on my computer but i can't access it.
When i try to access the folder i've get an no access error.
If i ping to my server or client, i've got an reply (4times)
The server is running windows 8 pro and the client is an regular windows 8.
I will read your article and check if everything there is ok.
I hope this fixes my problems.
The client computer has windows 8 home version and the server has windows 8 pro.
I already read your article about folder sharing and the folders where already shared the right way.
If i ping from the client to the server and vice versa, i got a reply.
Kimputer
On the client: Start > Run > \\192.168.18.105 (press enter)
You should get at least a login prompt ?
vincent-ICM
ASKER
i've get an "error pad" when i do run > \\192.168.18.103
but when i enter \\192.168.18.103 in explorer i see a list of all shared folders on the server.
When i click the folder i've get an no access to \\192.168.18.103\foldername
Did you test the shared folders correctly in a LAN environment yet?
Check if firewall makes a distinguishment between the VPN connections (if so, check if firewall rules for these VPN adapters)