Mapping Drive - VPN?

>-----Original Message-----
>If you have admin priveleges, it would possibly be

>connect to the global admin share and then browse to the

>folder (i.e., \\192.168.0.2\c$)
>
>Jeffrey Randow (Windows MVP - Networking & Smart Display)
>winxp@longhornconsulting.com
>
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>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:15:39 -0700, "Joe Lee"

>wrote:
>

>>My previous post has been grayed out. Have I done
>>anything wrong? Please tell me so I won't break any

>>here:
>>
>>I. Background:
>>
>>I've connected a VPN between (1) a desktop behind a
>>router with DSL and (2) a laptop with a client software
>>with a dial-up successfully: Both computers have

>>XP Pro
>>
>>So far I could log on to the remote desktop from the
>>laptop to (1) use an application opening a file on the
>>same desktop as well as (1) copy/paste files between

>>computers in My Computer:
>>
>>II. A Need:
>>
>>Now I am trying to open a file in the desktop with an
>>application in the client laptop.
>>Someone suggests that I need to map a network drive in
>>Windows Explorer: I used \\192.168.0.2
>>\Documents_and_Settings\All_Users\Shared_Documen ts, but
>>keep getting the same error message:
>>
>>"The mapped network drive could not be created because
>>the following error has occured: The specified server
>>cannot perform the requested operation."
>>
>>Please help me out. Thanks.

>
>.
>

>Doesn't that mean that I must be in a domain environment,
>which is not where I am?
>

>>-----Original Message-----
>>If you have admin priveleges, it would possibly be

>easier to just

>>connect to the global admin share and then browse to the

>appropriate

>>folder (i.e., \\192.168.0.2\c$)
>>
>>Jeffrey Randow (Windows MVP - Networking & Smart Display)
>>winxp@longhornconsulting.com
>>
>>Please post all responses to the newsgroups for the

>benefit

>>of all USENET users. Messages sent via email may or may

>not

>>be answered depending on time availability....
>>
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>>http://www.remotenetworktechnology.com
>>Smart Display Support - http://www.smartdisplays.net
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>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

>>
>>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:15:39 -0700, "Joe Lee"

><joywlee@sbcglobal.net>

>>wrote:
>>

>>>My previous post has been grayed out. Have I done
>>>anything wrong? Please tell me so I won't break any

>rule

>>>here:
>>>
>>>I. Background:
>>>
>>>I've connected a VPN between (1) a desktop behind a
>>>router with DSL and (2) a laptop with a client software
>>>with a dial-up successfully: Both computers have

>Windows

>>>XP Pro
>>>
>>>So far I could log on to the remote desktop from the
>>>laptop to (1) use an application opening a file on the
>>>same desktop as well as (1) copy/paste files between

>two

>>>computers in My Computer:
>>>
>>>II. A Need:
>>>
>>>Now I am trying to open a file in the desktop with an
>>>application in the client laptop.
>>>Someone suggests that I need to map a network drive in
>>>Windows Explorer: I used \\192.168.0.2
>>>\Documents_and_Settings\All_Users\Shared_Docume nts, but
>>>keep getting the same error message:
>>>
>>>"The mapped network drive could not be created because
>>>the following error has occured: The specified server
>>>cannot perform the requested operation."
>>>
>>>Please help me out. Thanks.

>>
>>.
>>