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So here's a summary of the situation before I ask my question:
- Our company opened up another office close by and our software server file isn't designed to for remote access, so as a stop gap the Owner wanted use VPN until we find a cloud based solution to fit our needs.
- So we bought a Netgear Router with OpenVPN capability
- Regular Software setup included mapping a network drive to where the database files are located on the local network (Used network location instead of by IP address). Software will not open up unless it can find the server database files.
- Once the network drive is mapped locally, we have no problems connecting up to it at our secondary location via VPN
What I am running into is that when certain users take their laptops home they cannot connect to the mapped network drive even though the VPN says it's connected. This is weird because we haven't had a single problem connecting up at our second location or even a number of coffee shops I tested it at. I've changed the available IP Address availability on the router to make sure that it only uses addresses 192.168.1.100 and higher just as a precaution.
Is there anything obvious that could be causing this problem?
Should I map the network drives via IP address as apposed to browsing to the location?
Thanks for the help!
