VPN Unable to access Shared Folders

We have a windows xp sp2 client connecting to sbs 2003 via vpn.

the client cannot see any shared folders. I have given the user acces rights
to the folder.

Any ideas?

bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> We have a windows xp sp2 client connecting to sbs 2003 via vpn.
>
> the client cannot see any shared folders. I have given the user acces
> rights to the folder.
>
> Any ideas?

OK... so what happens when he/she tries?

Note that SBS does many things its own way, and it's best to post in
microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs for the most help. I'm setting up this
reply to crosspost there.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<(E-Mail Removed) hoo.com> wrote in message
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> We have a windows xp sp2 client connecting to sbs 2003 via vpn.
>>
>> the client cannot see any shared folders. I have given the user acces
>> rights to the folder.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> OK... so what happens when he/she tries?
>
> Note that SBS does many things its own way, and it's best to post in
> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs for the most help. I'm setting up this
> reply to crosspost there.
>
Also note that a VPN connection does not work like a LAN connection. It
simply gives you an IP connection. It doesn't send or receive LAN
broadcasts, so the browser service doesn't work. It doesn't automatically do
a domain login, so the user is probably still using the local login
credentials. (The username and password you specify at connection time are
used only to authorize the connection).

Does the user see the shares using net view \\servername? If the user
can do that, he/she can map a share using a net use command. This allows you
to specify a username and password as well.

mapping drives does not work either. However the strange thing is that Once
offline files are synched the client can aacces the shared folders.

Any ideas what this may be? Is there a way to have the client see the shares
without the need to sych first?



"Bill Grant" wrote:

>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <(E-Mail Removed) hoo.com> wrote in message
> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> > bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >> We have a windows xp sp2 client connecting to sbs 2003 via vpn.
> >>
> >> the client cannot see any shared folders. I have given the user acces
> >> rights to the folder.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >
> > OK... so what happens when he/she tries?
> >
> > Note that SBS does many things its own way, and it's best to post in
> > microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs for the most help. I'm setting up this
> > reply to crosspost there.
> >
> Also note that a VPN connection does not work like a LAN connection. It
> simply gives you an IP connection. It doesn't send or receive LAN
> broadcasts, so the browser service doesn't work. It doesn't automatically do
> a domain login, so the user is probably still using the local login
> credentials. (The username and password you specify at connection time are
> used only to authorize the connection).
>
> Does the user see the shares using net view \\servername? If the user
> can do that, he/she can map a share using a net use command. This allows you
> to specify a username and password as well.
>
>

bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> mapping drives does not work either. However the strange thing is
> that Once offline files are synched the client can aacces the shared
> folders.
>
> Any ideas what this may be? Is there a way to have the client see the
> shares without the need to sych first?

What happens if they try to open \\server\share? What happens if they just
try to open \\server ?
I don't use offline files, but it's possible that this is how it works -
they have to sync first. Dunno.
>
>
>
> "Bill Grant" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>> <(E-Mail Removed) hoo.com> wrote in
>> message news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>> We have a windows xp sp2 client connecting to sbs 2003 via vpn.
>>>>
>>>> the client cannot see any shared folders. I have given the user
>>>> acces rights to the folder.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> OK... so what happens when he/she tries?
>>>
>>> Note that SBS does many things its own way, and it's best to post in
>>> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs for the most help. I'm setting
>>> up this reply to crosspost there.
>>>
>> Also note that a VPN connection does not work like a LAN
>> connection. It simply gives you an IP connection. It doesn't send or
>> receive LAN broadcasts, so the browser service doesn't work. It
>> doesn't automatically do a domain login, so the user is probably
>> still using the local login credentials. (The username and password
>> you specify at connection time are used only to authorize the
>> connection).
>>
>> Does the user see the shares using net view \\servername? If the
>> user can do that, he/she can map a share using a net use command.
>> This allows you to specify a username and password as well.

When i try to map a drive before synching i get the standard "cannot find
\\server\share" (word to that effect) message. After syncing I can map drives
few folders and network shares and everything behaves as it should.

So it would appear that once a vpn connection is established the client MUST
sync before the network shares are available to it?

Is this really how its meant to be?

Bill.


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > mapping drives does not work either. However the strange thing is
> > that Once offline files are synched the client can aacces the shared
> > folders.
> >
> > Any ideas what this may be? Is there a way to have the client see the
> > shares without the need to sych first?
>
> What happens if they try to open \\server\share? What happens if they just
> try to open \\server ?
> I don't use offline files, but it's possible that this is how it works -
> they have to sync first. Dunno.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Bill Grant" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> >> <(E-Mail Removed) hoo.com> wrote in
> >> message news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>> bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>>> We have a windows xp sp2 client connecting to sbs 2003 via vpn.
> >>>>
> >>>> the client cannot see any shared folders. I have given the user
> >>>> acces rights to the folder.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any ideas?
> >>>
> >>> OK... so what happens when he/she tries?
> >>>
> >>> Note that SBS does many things its own way, and it's best to post in
> >>> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs for the most help. I'm setting
> >>> up this reply to crosspost there.
> >>>
> >> Also note that a VPN connection does not work like a LAN
> >> connection. It simply gives you an IP connection. It doesn't send or
> >> receive LAN broadcasts, so the browser service doesn't work. It
> >> doesn't automatically do a domain login, so the user is probably
> >> still using the local login credentials. (The username and password
> >> you specify at connection time are used only to authorize the
> >> connection).
> >>
> >> Does the user see the shares using net view \\servername? If the
> >> user can do that, he/she can map a share using a net use command.
> >> This allows you to specify a username and password as well.
>
>
>
>

bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> When i try to map a drive before synching i get the standard "cannot
> find \\server\share" (word to that effect) message. After syncing I
> can map drives few folders and network shares and everything behaves
> as it should.
>
> So it would appear that once a vpn connection is established the
> client MUST sync before the network shares are available to it?
>
> Is this really how its meant to be?
>
> Bill.

I use VPN without offline files and do not have these problems. Can you test
from another client that doesn't have offline files enabled? A
non-domain-member?


>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> mapping drives does not work either. However the strange thing is
>>> that Once offline files are synched the client can aacces the shared
>>> folders.
>>>
>>> Any ideas what this may be? Is there a way to have the client see
>>> the shares without the need to sych first?
>>
>> What happens if they try to open \\server\share? What happens if
>> they just try to open \\server ?
>> I don't use offline files, but it's possible that this is how it
>> works - they have to sync first. Dunno.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bill Grant" wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>>>> <(E-Mail Removed) hoo.com> wrote in
>>>> message news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>>> We have a windows xp sp2 client connecting to sbs 2003 via vpn.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the client cannot see any shared folders. I have given the user
>>>>>> acces rights to the folder.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> OK... so what happens when he/she tries?
>>>>>
>>>>> Note that SBS does many things its own way, and it's best to post
>>>>> in microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs for the most help. I'm
>>>>> setting up this reply to crosspost there.
>>>>>
>>>> Also note that a VPN connection does not work like a LAN
>>>> connection. It simply gives you an IP connection. It doesn't send
>>>> or receive LAN broadcasts, so the browser service doesn't work. It
>>>> doesn't automatically do a domain login, so the user is probably
>>>> still using the local login credentials. (The username and
>>>> password you specify at connection time are used only to authorize
>>>> the connection).
>>>>
>>>> Does the user see the shares using net view \\servername? If
>>>> the user can do that, he/she can map a share using a net use
>>>> command. This allows you to specify a username and password as
>>>> well.