Need to help connecting to Windows Server 2003 VPN from Leopard

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Need to help connecting to Windows Server 2003 VPN from Leopard

We are running Windows Server 2003 at my office and the VPN that comes with it is setup so we can access it remotely. I am the only one in my office with a Mac. My co-workers have no issues connecting to the VPN with XP or Vista. They type in the IP and domain and connect with their domain user and pass.

I am able to connect to the server but it never recognizes my password. I believe this is because I am not connecting to the correct domain or as root (yes, my user and pass are correct.)

Does anyone know how to go about setting up Leopard's VPN client to connect to my works server IP address with the domain set correctly?

MacBook Pro 2.0 256MB X1600 and 2048mb ram, Powermac G4 733, Mac OS X (10.4.10), Athlon 800 PC

Posted on Dec 21, 2007 3:08 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 21, 2007 3:15 PM in response to John Jacobsen

Ok, I just was able to connect to the VPN without adding any domain. Now, how do I see the files?!?! I am connected but there is no way to browse the server. Help!

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Answer 2

Dec 21, 2007 4:04 PM in response to John Jacobsen

I am able to ping the server. If I ping 192.168.0.1 (my home network is 10.0.0.x) I am successful. If I disconnect from the VPN I am unable to ping. I am so close! How to add the server's drive to the Finder?

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Answer 3

Dec 22, 2007 12:46 AM in response to John Jacobsen

Command + K

Enter: smb://192.168.0.1/<add the sharename here if you know it>

Choose from the list of shares...

Log in.

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Answer 4

Dec 22, 2007 5:35 AM in response to Leif Carlsson

Leif, thank you so much! I am now connected!!

Is there a way to create a shortchut to these file shares?

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Answer 5

Dec 22, 2007 7:15 AM in response to John Jacobsen

If you enter this in the "connect to server" (Command + K) field and click the "+" it will be saved in :

/Users/<username>/Library/Favorites as an .inetloc ("@"-icon) file (for AFP it's called .afploc file).

Drag this file to the right part of the dock to create a shortcut or put it, copy of it or an alias of it anywhere you like(can).

This method is better than dragging the mounted volume icon to the dock (to create an alias/shortcut).

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Answer 6

Dec 22, 2007 8:47 AM in response to Leif Carlsson

Thanks again! Anyway to make a shortcut that makes the VPN connection then opens the exact file share I want to open?

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