Mapping a shared folder across the network

[Guest]

Hi

After installing XP and SP2 I am no longer able to connect to a shared
folder across the network.
Example

I am in Denmark, logged on to a server in France. On my computer in DK I
have a shared folder and I want to copy some stuff.
Earlier I was able to go to start > run and write
\\computername\documents\xxxx

Now I get an error that the specified file and folder is not existing.

Strange

Fiel and printer sharing is enabled in the SecurityCenter/Firewall.

BR

BenteM

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

In

Hi

After installing XP and SP2 I am no longer able to connect to a shared
folder across the network.
Example

I am in Denmark, logged on to a server in France. On my computer in
DK I have a shared folder and I want to copy some stuff.
Earlier I was able to go to start > run and write
\\computername\documents\xxxx

Now I get an error that the specified file and folder is not existing.

Strange

Fiel and printer sharing is enabled in the SecurityCenter/Firewall.

BR

BenteM

How are you connected? VPN? Leased line?
Can you ping <computername> successfully ?
Can you open \\computername\documents (or any other share) ?

 

[Guest]

Hi -

I can ping succesfull. It is not a VPN connection.
It is on one of our servers in another country - so it must
be the adsl line.
On another computer, still running W2K it is not a problem

Bente

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" skrev:

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

In

Hi -

I can ping succesfull.

and \\computername\ yields what?

It is not a VPN connection.
It is on one of our servers in another country - so it must
be the adsl line.

A leased line/point-to-point connection?

On another computer, still running W2K it is not a problem

Bente

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" skrev:

In

How are you connected? VPN? Leased line?
Can you ping <computername> successfully ?
Can you open \\computername\documents (or any other share) ?

 

[Guest]

Sorry my mistake - it is a Cisco VPN connection.
I can't \\computername\d$ or \\computername\ anything...
Trying to do so I get this error...
No Internet provider accepted the given network path

Bente



"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" skrev:

In

Hi -

I can ping succesfull.

and \\computername\ yields what?

It is not a VPN connection.
It is on one of our servers in another country - so it must
be the adsl line.

A leased line/point-to-point connection?

On another computer, still running W2K it is not a problem

Bente

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" skrev:

In BenMie <[email protected]> typed:
Hi

After installing XP and SP2 I am no longer able to connect to a
shared folder across the network.
Example

I am in Denmark, logged on to a server in France. On my computer in
DK I have a shared folder and I want to copy some stuff.
Earlier I was able to go to start > run and write
\\computername\documents\xxxx

Now I get an error that the specified file and folder is not
existing.

Strange

Fiel and printer sharing is enabled in the SecurityCenter/Firewall.

BR

BenteM

How are you connected? VPN? Leased line?
Can you ping <computername> successfully ?
Can you open \\computername\documents (or any other share) ?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

In

Sorry my mistake - it is a Cisco VPN connection.
I can't \\computername\d$ or \\computername\ anything...
Trying to do so I get this error...
No Internet provider accepted the given network path

Bente

Can you use

\\IPaddress\share?

If so, it's probably a name resolution problem, which is not uncommon with
VPN connections.

Who manages this network for you? I'd think they'd be the best place for you
to start asking for help, given that they know what your configuration is,
rather than in here where we all have to guess and go back & forth.....

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" skrev:

In

Hi -

I can ping succesfull.

and \\computername\ yields what?

It is not a VPN connection.
It is on one of our servers in another country - so it must
be the adsl line.

A leased line/point-to-point connection?

On another computer, still running W2K it is not a problem

Bente

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" skrev:



In BenMie <[email protected]> typed:
Hi

After installing XP and SP2 I am no longer able to connect to a
shared folder across the network.
Example

I am in Denmark, logged on to a server in France. On my computer
in DK I have a shared folder and I want to copy some stuff.
Earlier I was able to go to start > run and write
\\computername\documents\xxxx

Now I get an error that the specified file and folder is not
existing.

Strange

Fiel and printer sharing is enabled in the
SecurityCenter/Firewall.

BR

BenteM

How are you connected? VPN? Leased line?
Can you ping <computername> successfully ?
Can you open \\computername\documents (or any other share) ?

 

[Guest]

HI again,

no it doesn't work with the IP address either.
We have a consultant sitting next to me at the office twice a week and I
already
asked him. He doesn't understand why it isn't possible and keeps saying it
should be.
So he is not much of a help So I thought I would ask here.



"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" skrev:

In

Sorry my mistake - it is a Cisco VPN connection.
I can't \\computername\d$ or \\computername\ anything...
Trying to do so I get this error...
No Internet provider accepted the given network path

Bente

Can you use

\\IPaddress\share?

If so, it's probably a name resolution problem, which is not uncommon with
VPN connections.

Who manages this network for you? I'd think they'd be the best place for you
to start asking for help, given that they know what your configuration is,
rather than in here where we all have to guess and go back & forth.....

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" skrev:

In BenMie <[email protected]> typed:
Hi -

I can ping succesfull.

and \\computername\ yields what?

It is not a VPN connection.
It is on one of our servers in another country - so it must
be the adsl line.

A leased line/point-to-point connection?

On another computer, still running W2K it is not a problem

Bente

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" skrev:



In BenMie <[email protected]> typed:
Hi

After installing XP and SP2 I am no longer able to connect to a
shared folder across the network.
Example

I am in Denmark, logged on to a server in France. On my computer
in DK I have a shared folder and I want to copy some stuff.
Earlier I was able to go to start > run and write
\\computername\documents\xxxx

Now I get an error that the specified file and folder is not
existing.

Strange

Fiel and printer sharing is enabled in the
SecurityCenter/Firewall.

BR

BenteM

How are you connected? VPN? Leased line?
Can you ping <computername> successfully ?
Can you open \\computername\documents (or any other share) ?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

In

HI again,

no it doesn't work with the IP address either.

Then it's a network/VPN problem.

We have a consultant sitting next to me at the office twice a week
and I already
asked him. He doesn't understand why it isn't possible and keeps
saying it should be.

That's nice! Did he set this up?

So he is not much of a help So I thought I would ask here.



"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" skrev:

In

Sorry my mistake - it is a Cisco VPN connection.
I can't \\computername\d$ or \\computername\ anything...
Trying to do so I get this error...
No Internet provider accepted the given network path

Bente

Can you use

\\IPaddress\share?

If so, it's probably a name resolution problem, which is not
uncommon with VPN connections.

Who manages this network for you? I'd think they'd be the best place
for you to start asking for help, given that they know what your
configuration is, rather than in here where we all have to guess and
go back & forth.....

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" skrev:



In BenMie <[email protected]> typed:
Hi -

I can ping succesfull.

and \\computername\ yields what?

It is not a VPN connection.
It is on one of our servers in another country - so it must
be the adsl line.

A leased line/point-to-point connection?

On another computer, still running W2K it is not a problem

Bente

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" skrev:



In BenMie <[email protected]> typed:
Hi

After installing XP and SP2 I am no longer able to connect to a
shared folder across the network.
Example

I am in Denmark, logged on to a server in France. On my computer
in DK I have a shared folder and I want to copy some stuff.
Earlier I was able to go to start > run and write
\\computername\documents\xxxx

Now I get an error that the specified file and folder is not
existing.

Strange

Fiel and printer sharing is enabled in the
SecurityCenter/Firewall.

BR

BenteM

How are you connected? VPN? Leased line?
Can you ping <computername> successfully ?
Can you open \\computername\documents (or any other share) ?