UNC using IP address by JimFox2k5

Posted byJimFox2k5 on Fri Jul 03 09:53:01 CDT 2009 •

I am trying to access my file server over a VPN. I can access the file using
a mapped drive (G:). If I try to connect to the server using the UNC path
\\192.168.111.11\<share_name> I get an error saying the file can not be
found. (The G drive is mapped to \\192.168.111.11\<share_name>). The problem
is I can't use the mapped drive as I have some files hyperlinked in Word -
which chnages the mapped driver to the UNC share name instead. I don't know
why I can access them using the mapped drive, but not a UNC path. Any help /
suggestions would be appreciated


Re: UNC using IP address by smlunatick •


On Jul 3, 3:53=A0pm, JimFox2k5 <JimFox...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
I am trying to access my file server over a VPN. I can access the file us=
ing
a mapped drive (G:). If I try to connect to the server using the UNC path
\\192.168.111.11\<share_name> I get an error saying the file can not be
found. (The G drive is mapped to \\192.168.111.11\<share_name>). The prob=
lem
is I can't use the mapped drive as I have some files hyperlinked in Word =
-
which chnages the mapped driver to the UNC share name instead. I don't kn=
ow
why I can access them using the mapped drive, but not a UNC path. Any hel=
p /
suggestions would be appreciated
Firewall and / or anti-virus settings could block the UNC "protocol."

Re: UNC using IP address by John •


=?Utf-8?B?SmltRm94Mms1?= <JimFox2k5@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in news:968D0889-F71A-451D-82E0-C17E71A9D701@microsoft.com:
If I try to connect to the server using the UNC path
\\192.168.111.11\<share_name> I get an error saying the file can
not be found.
Can you elaborate a bit on how you are "connecting"?
What happens if when you do:
Start -> Run -> \\192.168.111.11\sharename
From a command prompt window (start -> Run -> "cmd") what error, if
any, do you get when you enter the following command:
net use \\192.168.111.11\sharename
What happens if you double-click on any folder and enter
\\192.168.111.11\sharename
in the Address Window (assumes Address Toolbar enabled)?
Your UNC path "\\192.168.111.11\sharename" represents a folder
(directory). The error indicates a "file" could not be found. Do
you need to add a filename to the path?
HTH,
John

RE: UNC using IP address by Anteaus •


You are trying to connect to the server's internal IP address. This will not
be the IP address it's seen-as by the VPN link.
To discover this, type nslookup <servername> or ping <servername> whilst
connected (without the \\)
"JimFox2k5" wrote:
I am trying to access my file server over a VPN. I can access the file using
a mapped drive (G:). If I try to connect to the server using the UNC path
\\192.168.111.11\<share_name> I get an error saying the file can not be
found. (The G drive is mapped to \\192.168.111.11\<share_name>). The problem
is I can't use the mapped drive as I have some files hyperlinked in Word -
which chnages the mapped driver to the UNC share name instead. I don't know
why I can access them using the mapped drive, but not a UNC path. Any help /
suggestions would be appreciated

RE: UNC using IP address by Anteaus •


Also, not sure if this affects document links, but worth a try:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171406/EN-US/
Basically, this changing of driveletters to UNC paths rates as one of the
stupidest pieces of automation of any software. Whoever dreamed it up -as
always- hadn't thought-through the consequences properly.
Aside from the VPN weirdness, a further implication is that the transfer of
a data-store to a new server results in Word still (unknown to the user or
administrator) pulling linked files from the OLD server if it's still
visible. This can result in a catastrophic data loss. Basically this
automatic UNC conversion is a bad, bad BAD idea, and should be
patched/corrected in all Office versions.
"JimFox2k5" wrote:
I am trying to access my file server over a VPN. I can access the file using
a mapped drive (G:). If I try to connect to the server using the UNC path
\\192.168.111.11\<share_name> I get an error saying the file can not be
found. (The G drive is mapped to \\192.168.111.11\<share_name>). The problem
is I can't use the mapped drive as I have some files hyperlinked in Word -
which chnages the mapped driver to the UNC share name instead. I don't know
why I can access them using the mapped drive, but not a UNC path. Any help /
suggestions would be appreciated