DFS problem with VPN

I am having issues access DFS shares when logged in through VPN. The shares
in question are on a client (XP/SP3) machine. I can see the share
directories but can not access any of the files -- I get an access denied
message.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Roger Simpkins

That is probably a credentials problem. A VPN connection is quite
different from a local login. The remote machine will be using the
credentials from its original local login. (Making a VPN connection is not a
login operation. It simply sets up an IP connection). These credentials are
probably not valid for the share on the XP client.

"Roger Simpkins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am having issues access DFS shares when logged in through VPN. The
> shares in question are on a client (XP/SP3) machine. I can see the share
> directories but can not access any of the files -- I get an access denied
> message.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Roger Simpkins
>

If that is the case, what credentials are passed along with someone coming
in via VPN? The user is authenticated in order to get an ip address from
DHCP. I have also tried it via net use <share> /user <password> and that
has the same issue. Also, the XP machine is a domain computer and thus gets
its credientials from AD. Did I miss something?

Thanks for your input, Bill.

Roger


"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
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> That is probably a credentials problem. A VPN connection is quite
> different from a local login. The remote machine will be using the
> credentials from its original local login. (Making a VPN connection is not
> a login operation. It simply sets up an IP connection). These credentials
> are probably not valid for the share on the XP client.
>
> "Roger Simpkins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I am having issues access DFS shares when logged in through VPN. The
>> shares in question are on a client (XP/SP3) machine. I can see the share
>> directories but can not access any of the files -- I get an access denied
>> message.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>> Thanks,
>> Roger Simpkins
>>

Yes, the user is authenticated but that does not change anything on the
remote client. The user doesn't really get its network config from DHCP. The
RRAS server leases a batch of IP addresses from DHCP and hands them out to
clients. They are released when the client disconnects, They are not tied to
the DHCP lease times.

The only way to force a remote client to log into the domain is to use
the "Login using a dialup connection" option on the client. (Note that this
option is available only id you set up the connection for all users).

If the client has the correct DNS address (and the correct DNS suffix
configured in the connection properties) you should be able to use a net use
command and specify the credentials there.



"Roger Simpkins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> If that is the case, what credentials are passed along with someone coming
> in via VPN? The user is authenticated in order to get an ip address from
> DHCP. I have also tried it via net use <share> /user <password> and that
> has the same issue. Also, the XP machine is a domain computer and thus
> gets its credientials from AD. Did I miss something?
>
> Thanks for your input, Bill.
>
> Roger
>
>
> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
> news:%23XN0eQ%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> That is probably a credentials problem. A VPN connection is quite
>> different from a local login. The remote machine will be using the
>> credentials from its original local login. (Making a VPN connection is
>> not a login operation. It simply sets up an IP connection). These
>> credentials are probably not valid for the share on the XP client.
>>
>> "Roger Simpkins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I am having issues access DFS shares when logged in through VPN. The
>>> shares in question are on a client (XP/SP3) machine. I can see the
>>> share directories but can not access any of the files -- I get an access
>>> denied message.
>>>
>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Roger Simpkins
>>>
>
>