smbvpn
I am using VPN to connect to work server. On windows I enter \\Imbserver into explorer address bar and I can see files on server.
When I connect to VPN on mac and try to access imbserver that is found under "shared" in finder i get connection fail and option to "connect as" .. guest doesn't work and I do not have any username or password. – Works without user/pass on windows.
using smb://imbserver is also fail.
How can I access server files on mac??
Apple's support article, OS X: Set up a connection to a virtual private network, walks through the steps:
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Network.
- Click Add (+) at the bottom of the network connection services list, then choose VPN from the Interface pop-up menu.
- Choose what kind of VPN connection you want to set up from the VPN Type pop-up menu, depending on the network you are connecting to, and give the VPN service a name.
- Enter the server address and the account name for the VPN connection.
- Click Authentication Settings, then enter the user authentication information you were given by the network administrator.
- After entering the user authentication information, click OK, then click Connect.
Below is a screen shot showing the PPTP VPN settings. Authentication Settings… contains the option for applying your certificate.
You may be able to share the connection from Windows to Mac, depending upon how it is implemented in Windows. Follow these steps, from this site:
Go to a command prompt and type:
ipconfig /all
Note the IP Address of the Host Only adapter. Likely something like 10.37.129.2.
Assuming the VPN shows as a connection in Windows Network Connections, setup Internet Connection Sharing on this adapter. When setting up ICS, choose the Host Only adapter as the Private Network Adapter.
Once that’s done, connect to the VPN.
On the host, add a route to your VPN, specifying the IP address of the Host Only Adapter as the gateway. In this example, the subnet trying to be reached on the VPN is 192.168.40.0/24, and the IP address of the Host Only Adapter is 10.37.129.2, so in a Terminal window you would type the following:
sudo route -n add 192.168.40.0/24 10.37.129.3
Best Answer
"connect as" and enter the username and password you use to log into your Windows machine. I expect the reason you don't need a username/pass in Windows is that you're logged into the domain when you log into your machine.
If that doesn't work, try the same approach, but like so:
smb://USERNAME:PASSWORD@imbserver
replacing USERNAME with your username, and PASSWORD with your password