[pptp-server] WIN98 BlackMagic

George Vieira GeorgeV at citadelcomputer.com.au
Mon Jun 4 19:36:29 CDT 2001


If you try the IP instead of the name it should work. If you use WINS on
your samba box and get your dial up to load the WINS server using:

ms-wins ip.ad.dr.es

in your pptpd options file. This should help resolve the machines name to
IP.


thanks,
George Vieira


-----Original Message-----
From: mduran at bamo.com [mailto:mduran at bamo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 9:41 AM
To: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
Subject: [pptp-server] WIN98 BlackMagic



Hello,
We recently established a VPN server which is running Linux.  My WIN98
machine can log-on via the VPN DialUp adapter without any problems.  Once
I'm on the intneral network, I can ping various machines including our file
server with which is running Linux with Samba.  My problem is that when I
try to map a drive to the fileserver with a UNC path
(\\pcname\fileservername) Windows returns the message; "the computer or
sharename could not be found. Make sure you typed it in correctly and try
again" .  I've double checked the name and I know it is typed in correctly.
 I must be a Windows thing, only I can't figure out the MS black magic of
networking.  

I have installed the latest Win98 VPN adapter(s), running 128 bit security,
the VPN server is doing port forwarding; everything checks out server side.

Why won't Win98 allow me to map a drive on the internal network?...
any help, recommdations, tips or otherwise will br GREATLY APPRECIATED!!

Thank you,
-Michael


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