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VPNs, Server 2003, Shared Folder & Apps, Etc...
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Okay, I must be going nuts because things just aren't working how I thought they would -- and I can't find jack-squat online about this. Here's the deal...
1. I want a remote user to be able to run an application installed on our main server.
2. I don't want them to use Remote Desktop because I don't want to run the risk of them shutting down the server if they disconnect wrong, etc.
3. So I finally enable VPNs on the server and setup a test machine -- and I can connect and login just fine.
4. I don't see any shared folders, and I can't browse the office network.
SO...
I thought once you connected via VPN, all the shared directories were available on the connecting machine...? All I'm seeing is that I'm connected, but nothing has changed on my local system -- I have none of the office's shared directories available to me.
What am I doing wrong? Anyone here know?
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Once connected to the VPN, can you re-map the shared directory and access it then?
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No, because it won't let me navigate to them in the Network Browser/Domain -- that's one of the things that's totally confusing me.
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an obvious question; can the account you use via VPN access the shares/resources on the domain normally?
also, in 2003 server, you can publish just apps like you do with citrix, so a user would only get access to an application(s) you want them to. read up on terminal services with 2003 server. i believe you have to be at enterprise or above. doesn't work with standard.
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Originally Posted by RAILhead 
What am I doing wrong? Anyone here know?
Have you tried rebooting?
Sorry, drunk.
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If they're logged in directly to the server, not a client machine, then try viewing the shared drives as actual drives (through My Computer) instead of their network paths.
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what about \\server IP\share ?
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Okay, I'm getting closer. Here's what I did...
1. I logged-in to our server via VPN.
2. I made my local system join the company domain.
3. At the login screen, I had to tell XP to logon using a dial-up connection, which then let me pick the VPN I had created.
4. Upon company domain login, I'm seeing the shared disks.
BUT -- what if I'm offline and unable to connect/logon to the domain? I'll have to logon to a local domain, so I'll no longer be using the company domain user profile -- so none of my files will be the same...
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You should still be able to log into the company domain user profile w/o the VPN. XP should have cached the user credentials the first time you logged in. Of course you will not have access to the shared drives. Maybe look into the the Offline files & folders feature in XP.
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Yeah, I got it working finally. The cached credentials allow me to login to the company domain and work.
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