Can't access windows shares with VPN client

[northfield]

I am connected to a Windows network using easyvpn and the VPN client. I can ping computers on the network by name or ip, but get the following error when trying to map a driver letter to a windows share.

c:\>net use m:\\farley\drvc

System error 53 has occurred.

The network path was not found.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

[travis-dennis_2]

ON the network connection that your VPN is using do you have "Client for Microsoft Networks" and "File and Print Sharing" checked?

Hope this helps

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[mitchen]

Could be a WINS issue, maybe? IPSEC does not encapsulate NetBIOS broadcast traffic. A WINS server is required to map a drive on the Microsoft network.

Check the following link for more info:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/471/vpn-net-hood.html#map

[northfield]

Mystery solved. Unfortunately, it was like those TV mystery shows where you have to know something that wasn't revealed in the plot in order to get the answer.

I checked my firewall and it was blocking traffic to the secure ip range at the office.

Thanks for all the help.