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Mac Forum / Applications / Other MS Products / August 2006Connect to windows network resources over established vpn
Greetings, all: We have a new MacBook (OSX) with a vpn connection that works successfully but I am unfamiliar with the syntax to connect to resources on a windows network (the vpn is on a SBS 2k3 box.) The vpn doesn't show up in the finder, although the connection is made and is working. Do I just need to add the network/server in the finder? A nudge in the right direction would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.  SignatureRegards, Jerry M. Gartner One solution was to create an alias or link (shortcut to you MS heads) to the network resources when connected directly (sans the VPN) to the network. Once the links were made, they work just fine with the VPN connection. SignatureRegards, Jerry M. Gartner > Greetings, all: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > add the network/server in the finder? A nudge in the right direction > would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Hi Jerry! The syntax you're looking for is something like the following: smb://serverName smb://serverName/sharename smb://serverName.domain.com smb://serverName.domain.com/sharename smb://serverIPAddress smb://serverIPAddress/sharename smb://serverIPAddress/sharename SMB is Mac OS X's version of the Windows file sharing protocol. By default, Mac OS X will attempt an AFP connection, which is the Mac's native file sharing protocol. Therefore, if you don't include the "smb://" prefix before the server name or IP address it will try something like: afp://serverName afp://serverIPAddress Hope this helps! bill SignatureWilliam M. Smith (Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows) > One solution was to create an alias or link (shortcut to you MS heads) to > the network resources when connected directly (sans the VPN) to the network. > Once the links were made, they work just fine with the VPN connection. > > Greetings, all: > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > add the network/server in the finder? A nudge in the right direction > > would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. |
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