Hi Robert,
The original domain (domain1.local) has been setup and used for quite a while. The new doman (domain2.local) was setup by me. I haven't created any trusts between the two domains as I didn't know I had to (or how to!). I'll be able to test the ping question tomorrow when I can get into work as at the moment the works broadband seems to be disconnected.
I presume for the SERVER01 to allow its VPN client access to the shared folder on SERVER02 I need to create the trust between these two domains? If that's the casem how do I configure this?
Thanks for your help, it's much appreciated.
Richard.
"Robert L [MS-MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
we need more information to help. did you create trusts between these two domain? assuming the VPN client can ping the server2 by ip? can it ping the name? if all are yes, it could be the credentials issue.
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"Richard Kimberley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:432d6f48$0$22966$(E-Mail Removed) ...
We currently have two servers, each running Windows 2003 Small Business
Server. Both servers are for different domains at the moment as we
eventually want to move everything to the second server.
The setup is as follows:
SERVER01 - domain1.local
SERVER02 - domain2.local
All client computers are running Windows XP Pro and are on the SERVER01
domain. The SERVER02 machine is sitting doing nothing at present, it simply
has a shared folder on it which is accessable from the XP client machines.
All this works fine and th shared folder on SERVER02 does what it's intended
which is simple file sharing.
The problem arises when a workstation connected to SERVER01 via a VPN
connection tries to access the shared folder on SERVER02. The error is
simply that SERVER02 cannot be found. Yet when the same client connects
using the LAN directly, it can access the same shard folder on SERVER02
perfectly well.
Also, the client connected via VPN can communicate with all the Win XP
client PCs on the LAN. Yet it sees SERVER02 as non existant! SERVER02's IP
address can be pinged ok from the client connected using VPN.
Has anyone got any ideas of how to solve this problem?
Any help would be eternally appreciated!
Thanks,
Richard.