Access shares on Windows domain through Linux VPN server and Windows XP client

Filed under:hznp.com — cfz @ January 9, 2009 edit
I am trying to setup a VPN into a business which is using Windows domains (domain controllers, active directory etc) and access shared folders on one of the servers. I have setup the VPN using OpenSwan IPSec in Linux and the Windows VPN client in Windows XP. There is a firewall on the VPN server (iptables) which is quite strict in the INPUT and OUTPUT tables, but the FORWARD table is set to allow everything for the vpn user. The VPN uses certificates and connects without a problem, I can see the shares on some of the servers (and access them), ping around etc, but one of the shares are missing. The share thats missing is apparantly a share that is different for everyone, they consider it their home drive. I assume I need to login to the domain once the VPN is created but I am unable to do so. WHeN I connect the VPN up and try to join the domain (using Windows XP Professional) it sits there for quite a while (5-10mins?) before it comes back with an error. We have had a couple of different errors, the first being 'Access Denied' and the seccond being a timeout error. I have tried both a standard account and the administrator account to join the domain with and both fail. Could you tell me what could possible be the problem where I can't see the share which is different for each user (I'm assuming I need to login to the domain), and what could be stopping me from joining the domain if it's needed. After I get this share working, they also have an Microsoft Exchange server they would like to access, (Points more in the direction of logging into the domain?)




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