Valentino
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It is comfortable to open network neighborhood and to see all PCs available with open shares... Do you know any other methods to do like this?Network neighborhood, why, I don't see the purpose?
It is comfortable to open network neighborhood and to see all PCs available with open shares... Do you know any other methods to do like this?Network neighborhood, why, I don't see the purpose?
WINS is not enough, necessary for sure. It should work, but it's not. One router must be a domain master browser and local master browser, others only local browsers with os priority maximum. Besides it is needed to add these lines in smb.conf on both ends:you can try to use WINS server, it should work
I have tested yesterday a little...can you open network shares on PCs by IP \\192.168.x.xxx ??
can you ping remote PCs by hostname?
if sharing works with IP \\192.168.x.xxx and you have access it is already 50% done
if ping by hostname works, it is other 50% - I think
It's not half, it's a complete victory! One roter with Tomato works by \\IP\share_name, so another with Merlin is left...when you try to open remote PC shares by \\IP\share_name and make sure it works, you will be half way there
maybe windows firewall is blocking your access
Guys, please help. Can't make shares work correctly. I see shared PCs in Network Neighborhood, but can't access them. When I click on a pc, it can't be opened. I can only access PC behind the Tomato router.I think openvpn push "dhcp-option WINS 192.168.1.1" is only for the clients (PCs) not for the routers, because I don't see how could OpenVPN override DHCP Server settings on router (let's say there is some other WINS server IP, or no IP at all)
when you try to open remote PC shares by \\IP\share_name and make sure it works, you will be half way there
maybe windows firewall is blocking your access
Hi. any news? When you can fix OpenVPN site-to-site feature.I would have to find the time to setup a complete lab setup with two separate LANs to be able to test and implement it. At this time this isn't a priority, but I'm not opposed to adding this in the future.
Hi. any news? When you can fix OpenVPN site-to-site feature.
Thanks
Hi.I think I got it!
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/RoutedLans
trick is here:
OpenVPN Server side (192.168.0.0/24)
VPN Details: Advanced settings
Manage Client-Specific Options Yes
Allow Client <-> Client Yes
Allow only specified clients No
Custom Configuration
Code:route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 push "route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0"
create on OpenVPN SERVER side (192.168.0.0/24):
/jffs/configs/openvpn/ccd1/
file named "client" - this should be common name, if you have changed it, you should name it accordingly
and put this code inside
Code:iroute 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0
reboot OpenVPN server, reboot OpenVPN client
*change 192.168.1.0 address to your CLIENT LAN subnet, it could be differrent
*change 192.168.0.0 address to your SERVER LAN subnet, it could be differrent
now in OpenVPN status (server side) you should see this
Routes
Virtual Address Common Name Real Address Last Ref
10.8.0.6 client Sun May 31 02:08:38 2015
192.168.1.0/24 client Sun May 31 02:05:23 2015
from Server side (Asus router), I can ping Client LAN computers
@Merlin - what do you think about including OpenVPN site-to-site feature in next firmware release, at least as experimental feature? It should be dead simple to create one script
Hi all.
Site to site vpn works, but there is one more big problem. I can see pcs of remote networks in network neighborhood, but I can't enter in to them to see shares! I can see routers shares and access them, I can even ping pcs, but cant access their shares! It's very strange.
Please, assist!
Thank you. It helped. Firewall was the reason. Now I can access pcs by ip address and see pcs in network neighborhood, but cant access them by name, clicking on it's name in network neighborhood!Check those PC's firewalls. For instance, Norton Security by default will block clients as they come from a different subnet.
Name resolution over VPN is tricky. The VPN client will have to use the router's DNS server for it to work.Thank you. It helped. Firewall was the reason. Now I can access pcs by ip address and see pcs in network neighborhood, but cant access them by name, clicking on it's name in network neighborhood!
What can be the reason???
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