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Problem Mapping Drive
Name: fin Date: March 5, 2009 at 13:23:36 Pacific OS: Windows 2003 / XP Subcategory: Configurations
Comment:
Hi I not sure if i'm posting in the right section but we are having a problem mapping a network drive using the server name.
The environment is a Windows 2003 server setup (fully patched) and we are accessing the network from a remote XP PC via a Netgear VPN. The XP workstation is in a workgroup and the server is in a domain
We can ping the server across the VPN and we can mapped a drive using the
//192.168,2.4/sharename syntax and it works fine. If however we try and use the server name it can nolt find it.
If we try and use the browse function on the Map Drive screen the Domain is not shown just the local workgroup. Do I have a DNS problem
Name: wanderer Date: March 5, 2009 at 13:54:57 Pacific
Reply:
You do not have a dns problem.
Since you don't mention how you are doing the vpn connection you either have the remote workstation getting dns from the isp [isp dns doesn't know your server] or your vpn router isn't giving the client correct dns ip [lan] of your dns server.
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