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More info?)
I'm up and running
And all I had missed is to define the WINS server in my
IP settings!!!
Thanks for taking time to chat with me on this issue
/Adde
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fantamejthisisgoodvarjedag
"Steve Duff [MVP]" wrote:
> If you login to your local computer using the same username and password that
> you use on the domain you should be able to connect to shares and authenticate
> to Exchange. The latter is just a matter of setting up your Outlook account with the
> correct server name and user. You should use the fully-qualified DNS server name
> (e.g. mailserver.mydomain.local)
>
> You normally will not be able to browse resources in network neighborhood
> with this configuration. You need to know the names of the shares you want to
> connect, and do so manually in "map a network drive".
>
> Steve Duff, MCSE, MVP
> Ergodic Systems, Inc.
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> "Adde" <Adde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news
A9B1F40-0386-41F3-98CF-2A64C7BE770D@microsoft.com...
> > I'm using a third party VPN and I do have a fully functional tunnel up and
> > running. I can ping resources on the LAN's private address range from the
> > outside, but I cannot get the server to authenticate me as a user and
> > therefore I have no access to the shared resources or my email (with net use
> > command and I can see the available shares however).
> >
> > What do I need to do logon to at least the mail server after I have logged
> > on to my computer and created the third party VPN tunnel?
> >
> > --
> > fantamejthisisgoodvarjedag
> >
> >
> > "Steve Duff [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> You have to create the VPN conection in the network connections window so that it is available
> >> to all users, not just your user. This is the first question that the new connection wizard asks.
> >>
> >> If you are using a third-party VPN solution, it may not be creating a network connection in
> >> which case there may be a different procedure, or it may not be integrated with Windows. In
> >> that case you have to use the second method.
> >>
> >> Steve Duff, MCSE, MVP
> >> Ergodic Systems, Inc.
> >>
> >> "Adde" <Adde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:683F806E-A578-4A6B-BE9A-6DB87D4167BC@microsoft.com...
> >> > No luck! I'm getting the following message at the logon:
> >> > "There are no connections available to all users. You must logon before
> >> > dialing."
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas?
> >> > --
> >> > fantamejthisisgoodvarjedag
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Steve Duff [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> If it is Windows XP Pro, you can join it to the domain and then log in over the VPN just as you
> >> >> would locally on the LAN. Check the box on the login screen that says "use a dial-up
> >> >> connection to login" (or whatever the text is. You might have to to click "Options" to see
> >> >> this checkbox.)
> >> >>
> >> >> If it is Windows XP Home or Media, or you don't want to join your computer to the domain
> >> >> then you should login to your computer with the same username and password as a valid
> >> >> domain account on the server side.
> >> >>
> >> >> You can then connect to resources using "net use" commands or by typing the server UNC
> >> >> name of the share (\\server\sharename) in the Windows map-a-network-drive dialog. You
> >> >> generally will NOT be able to browse the network shares in network neighborhood.
> >> >>
> >> >> Whether an XP Home to domain share connection works depends on a lot of security
> >> >> settings on both sides, and it can be a little tricky. Sometimes almost impossible. Post
> >> >> back with specific problems if you run into difficulty.
> >> >>
> >> >> Steve Duff, MCSE, MVP
> >> >> Ergodic Systems, Inc.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Adde" <Adde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0680FCCB-FE76-4C8C-875B-DB4AA44814BC@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >I have established a VPN connection from my computer running Windows XP to
> >> >> > our LAN (I can ping the local IP addresses from a public network). What is
> >> >> > the next step in order to gain access to the mail/file servers running
> >> >> > Windows 2000 Server on the LAN. Basically I would like to log on to my user
> >> >> > account remotely as I would be in the office.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > /Adde
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > fantamejthisisgoodvarjedag
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