can't browse a VPN

i'm able to establish a VPN connection to my remote server, but can't seem
to browse the drive. i put \\machineName.theDomainName.com\c$ into windows
explorer and get a message about not being able to find the server. the VPN
connection itself seems to be fine

what am i doing wrong?

tks

Unless you are providing a mean for the client to resolve the "name" you
will have to use the IP#. VPN does not provide "naming" on its own.

--
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"Dica" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:dof1q0$20a$(E-Mail Removed)...
> i'm able to establish a VPN connection to my remote server, but can't seem
> to browse the drive. i put \\machineName.theDomainName.com\c$ into windows
> explorer and get a message about not being able to find the server. the
VPN
> connection itself seems to be fine
>
> what am i doing wrong?
>
> tks
>
>

"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Unless you are providing a mean for the client to resolve the "name" you
> will have to use the IP#. VPN does not provide "naming" on its own.

okay, i tried this (not a real IP address but it is the WAN address i'm
trying):
\\200.100.200.100\c$

doesn't work. i get "windows cannot find 200.100.200.100" error message. any
other ideas?

tks

>
> --
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
> "Dica" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:dof1q0$20a$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > i'm able to establish a VPN connection to my remote server, but can't
seem
> > to browse the drive. i put \\machineName.theDomainName.com\c$ into
windows
> > explorer and get a message about not being able to find the server. the
> VPN
> > connection itself seems to be fine
> >
> > what am i doing wrong?
> >
> > tks
> >
> >
>
>

>> Unless you are providing a mean for the client to resolve the "name" you
>> will have to use the IP#. VPN does not provide "naming" on its own.
>
> okay, i tried this (not a real IP address but it is the WAN address i'm
> trying):
> \\200.100.200.100\c$
>
> doesn't work. i get "windows cannot find 200.100.200.100" error message.
> any
> other ideas?

If you have "Use default gateway on remote network" checked in the
properties of your VPN connection, you may not have a way to get outside the
VPN conenction. That being said, if you are trying to access the external
address of the server, and you can't get to the outside, it won't work. Make
sure you either have split tunnelling enabled (uncheck that "use default
gateway..." box), or use the interal address of the VPN server.

Oliver

>
> tks
>
>>
>> --
>> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
>> www.wandtv.com
>>
>>
>> "Dica" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:dof1q0$20a$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > i'm able to establish a VPN connection to my remote server, but can't
> seem
>> > to browse the drive. i put \\machineName.theDomainName.com\c$ into
> windows
>> > explorer and get a message about not being able to find the server. the
>> VPN
>> > connection itself seems to be fine
>> >
>> > what am i doing wrong?
>> >
>> > tks
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

"Oliver O'Boyle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Unless you are providing a mean for the client to resolve the "name"
you
> >> will have to use the IP#. VPN does not provide "naming" on its own.
> >
> > okay, i tried this (not a real IP address but it is the WAN address i'm
> > trying):
> > \\200.100.200.100\c$
> >
> > doesn't work. i get "windows cannot find 200.100.200.100" error message.
> > any
> > other ideas?
>
> If you have "Use default gateway on remote network" checked in the
> properties of your VPN connection, you may not have a way to get outside
the
> VPN conenction. That being said, if you are trying to access the external
> address of the server, and you can't get to the outside, it won't work.
Make
> sure you either have split tunnelling enabled (uncheck that "use default
> gateway..." box), or use the interal address of the VPN server.

thanks. that seems to have fixed it.


>
> Oliver
>
> >
> > tks
> >
> >>
> >> --
> >> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> >> www.wandtv.com
> >>
> >>
> >> "Dica" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:dof1q0$20a$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > i'm able to establish a VPN connection to my remote server, but can't
> > seem
> >> > to browse the drive. i put \\machineName.theDomainName.com\c$ into
> > windows
> >> > explorer and get a message about not being able to find the server.
the
> >> VPN
> >> > connection itself seems to be fine
> >> >
> >> > what am i doing wrong?
> >> >
> >> > tks
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

>
> thanks. that seems to have fixed it.

You are welcome!

Oliver

>
>
>>
>> Oliver
>>
>> >
>> > tks
>> >
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
>> >> www.wandtv.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Dica" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:dof1q0$20a$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > i'm able to establish a VPN connection to my remote server, but
>> >> > can't
>> > seem
>> >> > to browse the drive. i put \\machineName.theDomainName.com\c$ into
>> > windows
>> >> > explorer and get a message about not being able to find the server.
> the
>> >> VPN
>> >> > connection itself seems to be fine
>> >> >
>> >> > what am i doing wrong?
>> >> >
>> >> > tks
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>