I don't follow you. What authenticating?
The best way to access a share from a VPN client is to map it. Do a net
view to see the shares on offer on the target machine then do a net use to
map the share. You can supply a username/password in the net use command if
required.
"Augie Venegas" <AugieVenegas[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > Thanks Bill > But the problem i am having is that i can see the servers as both ip and > netbios names but i can only authenticate to the ip number not the netbios > name. > > "Bill Grant" wrote: > >> >> >> "Augie Venegas" <Augie Venegas[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> message >> news:AFAF47A0-9085-4AEC-9686-A93DDB6B0DD5[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > I set up a vpn that seems to be working i can connect to my network >> > servers >> > using the IP address but not with with NetBios names even though i can >> > ping >> > both. Any suggestions >> >> That is normal with VPN connections. Netbios name resolution uses LAN >> broadcasts, an these do not cross routers or WAN links. >> >> If you want to use the Netbios name, set up an LMHOSTS file on the >> client >> to resolve the names to IP addresses. >> >> |