I have a new iPad and I am trying to access a network drive once I establish a VPN on my company's network. I can establish the VPN, but I am not sure of how to map a network drive like I do on my MacBook using smb.
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
Not true. You can use the app NetPortal https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/netportal-access-files-on/id323133602?mt=8
Does exactly what you want. There's a free version, netportal lite, that does the same thing but only lets you access PDFs. Try downloading the free version first to see if you are able to get connected. I was able to easily on first try once I establised my VPN, ran this app, and entered in the local IP address, username, and password.
You can't. iOS (or Android for that matter) doesn't have a the notion of user filesystems like OS X does.
There are several apps on the App Store that permit you to browse CIFS/SMB shares, however. FileBrowser is probably a good choice for that.
I realized that I need a file management system, so I actually downloaded FileBrowser from the app store. I need to obtain the correct setting from my IT group for smb, but in the meantime, I wanted to see if it was even possible. The response was helpful, and I hope the future versions of IOS make this possible. Thanks.
How can I map a network drive on an iPad once a VPN is established?
