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Cant connect to SMB share when host is running vpn

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I have a windows 10 box running plex and a couple small docker containers.

I have my desktop (win 11) connected to the windows box via SMB share.

When I activate VPN on the windows box my SMB credentials fail. No access.

Can access the windows box via RDP just fine.

Any ideas? This is driving me crazy

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it’s probably DNS related.

you need to check that what the DNS the system is set to use when you bring up the VPN.

For example when I bring up my StrongVPN connection, it’s set to use an external DNS so if I want to access a system on my network i need to use the IP address.

Though I can access some SMB shares but I have them mapped at login via group policy but if I wanted connect to my samba file server afterwards, yeah gonna say the server isn’t found if I have the system name.

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h311m4n000@alien.topB
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Yeah but doesn’t explain why he can rdp to his win10 but not smb, also he gets a denied access not a not found error.

OP have you checked the status of your windows firewall and the network connection? Does windows say you are on private or public network?

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