Windows – VPN Connected, How to browse files? Windows Vista

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I am trying to establish a VPN connection to a server in my office from my laptop at home.
I tried some of the steps as mentioned here:

  • Connect to a network
  • Connect to a workplace
  • Use my Internet Connection (VPN)
  • Then type server IP address and then my username & password.

After creating a VPN connection, I can see I am connected to it. Now I want to browse files on the server. But I have no clue where I should look for them.

I was thinking more of a simple step, like, Windows Run > Type ip address > \\124.345.678.900, then a prompt asking username and password, and finally a window opens to view the files.

I tried to google it, but still unable to view files.

Please help.

Update:
I didn't mention that when I try to connect to server via \\124.345.678.900 I get 0x80070043 error message.

Best Answer

  1. How have you confirmed connectivity to your office network?
    Can you ping to one of the internal IP addresses that you know?
    • Were you able to do a domain login into your office network?
      Typically a network-share is not allowed without domain-login.
    • Do you know that the server-of-interest is allowed access over VPN?
      Sometimes VPN access is differently access-controlled compared to the internal network.

Update after comments.

  • Yes, the internal IP addresses are usually 192.168.x.y
  • Your comments suggest VPN connectivity is ok and you are allowed access too
  • Since you can connect from another machine similarly,
    • What is the difference in this machine? (Is the other machine not Vista, for example?)

Update after new comments. Google lookup on the error gives,

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