Cannot access shares on server

I have Windows 2003 server (not the domain controller) with 2 NICS, one
connecting to the LAN, the other to the internet via a Netgear DG834 router.

I have set up a VPN so that remote users can access the server. This works
insofar as remote users can ping the server using the IP address of the
connection to the router (192.168.0.6), and can use remote desktop. This is
all OK, I don't want or need remote users to see my LAN outside of the one
server, and I don't need them to use the server's name, the IP address is
fine.

However, what does NOT work is that they can't see shares on the server.
For example, the following simply gives me error 53, "The network path was
not found":

net use * \\192.168.0.6\transfer * /user:S4\Administrator

This isn't specifically a VPN issue, the same problem occurs if I simply
plug a laptop into the router rather than connecting remotely. Does anyone
know what I am missing here?

For the security reason, no one should access the outside NIC for sharing. If you do want to access the server using the outside NIC, you will need to re-configure the NAT (I assume you enabled it since you have two NICs). This search result may help,

NAT and FirewallNAT/Firewall blocks the client accessing the Internet. 4. The server doesn't enable IP routing or incorrect routing table. ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/nat.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Baz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:45e17124$0$22120$(E-Mail Removed)...
I have Windows 2003 server (not the domain controller) with 2 NICS, one
connecting to the LAN, the other to the internet via a Netgear DG834 router.

I have set up a VPN so that remote users can access the server. This works
insofar as remote users can ping the server using the IP address of the
connection to the router (192.168.0.6), and can use remote desktop. This is
all OK, I don't want or need remote users to see my LAN outside of the one
server, and I don't need them to use the server's name, the IP address is
fine.

However, what does NOT work is that they can't see shares on the server.
For example, the following simply gives me error 53, "The network path was
not found":

net use * \\192.168.0.6\transfer * /user:S4\Administrator

This isn't specifically a VPN issue, the same problem occurs if I simply
plug a laptop into the router rather than connecting remotely. Does anyone
know what I am missing here?

Thanks.

I do not want the remote users accessing the domain. The router will be
configured to accept connections from the remote users' specific IP address
*only*, and they will log on as a local user which has read-only access to
just one folder. This to me seems preferable to having them coming through
the "regular" gateway and logging on to the domain. Is there a better way
to give remote users read-only access to just one folder on one machine?

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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For the security reason, no one should access the outside NIC for sharing.