Server 2003 networking issue

[Guest]

Sorry folks but I cant find the newsgroup for server 2003. Anyways, I have
two 2003 servers. One is a DC and the other is a stand-alone in WORKGROUP. It
is used as a VPN server for others to access resources in a share. I just
recently reinstalled this VPN server and reset it up as the VPN server. Now,
every computer (all XP clients) can access it with a general account and
password but my 2003 DC cannot. I get prompted for the account and password
when I type \\server in the run box. But I get an error stating that the
\\server is inaccessible and I might not have permissions. But again all the
XP clients in the same subnet have access using the generic username and
password. I restarted both machines and purged some name caches. Any
suggestions?

 

[Steve Duff [MVP]]

Your DC will present to the VPN server whatever "credentials" (username/password)
you used to log on to that DC with. So you need a local account on the VPN
workgrouup server that matches those credentials, or an enabled "guest"
account with no password, for you to auto-authenticate.

Otherwise you can map a drive first using an explicit username/password
that matches a local one on the VPN workgroup standalone. Once you have
done that, the credentials are established and you can browse or
access other resources without issue.

Steve Duff, MCSE, MVP
Ergodic Systems, Inc.