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05 Feb 2010 13:58 #60375 by njh
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Are you using IP addresses to try to try to connect to the network devices or are you using the NetBIOS name? If using the NetBIOS name, are all devices in the same workgroup?
2900Gi/v2.5.6; 2900/v2.5.6

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05 Feb 2010 15:13 #60379 by bigfoot1984
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NJH wrote: Are you using IP addresses to try to try to connect to the network devices or are you using the NetBIOS name? If using the NetBIOS name, are all devices in the same workgroup?



ip addresses i think. all the work computers are in one workgroup though

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05 Feb 2010 17:05 #60380 by njh
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So you are connecting using the format:
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\\192.168.x.y\sharename

It looks like you are doing everything right.

How do you know the VPN is connected?
Can you ping the 2600's LAN address from the teleworker?
Is the teleworker behind a router? If so, does the router have VPN passthrough enabled?
2900Gi/v2.5.6; 2900/v2.5.6

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09 Feb 2010 13:08 #60436 by bigfoot1984
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NJH wrote: So you are connecting using the format:

Code:
\\192.168.x.y\sharename

It looks like you are doing everything right.

How do you know the VPN is connected?
Can you ping the 2600's LAN address from the teleworker?
Is the teleworker behind a router? If so, does the router have VPN passthrough enabled?



sorry its taken me so long to get back to you. i have been using the public IP address for the router 217.155. 216.x i have then opened to forwarding to each of the computers so i should be able to map their drives.

when i try to connect form home it takes the password and then connects showing that the network is connected, i have vista and when i try to diagnose the connection it says that it thinks a firewall is up at the office end and that port 80 mneeds to be open to let the traffic through, even though i have done it already (or at least think i have)

haven't tried to ping yet i'll try that tonight.

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09 Feb 2010 17:41 #60440 by njh
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Why are you using the public IP? This is dangerous as anyone could try to connect in. You are currently very exposed. Once you have the VPN running you should be using the private IP of the PC's. No port forwarding should be necessary.
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09 Feb 2010 19:11 #60441 by bigfoot1984
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NJH wrote: Why are you using the public IP? This is dangerous as anyone could try to connect in. You are currently very exposed. Once you have the VPN running you should be using the private IP of the PC's. No port forwarding should be necessary.



ok so i should just use the private IP's for the PC :oops: . someone else gave me different advice earlier

thanks :lol:

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