vista - vpn can not connect to any \\

locally i can connect to \\server and map network drives
when i go off site and vpn i can ping server and connect to http://server
but i can not connect to \\server for some odd reason
outlook opens with out a problem

but i need to map drives when i am vpn into the office

What's the system error when using net view \\serveripaddress?

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"stuart macleod" <stuartmacleod@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> locally i can connect to \\server and map network drives
> when i go off site and vpn i can ping server and connect to http://server
> but i can not connect to \\server for some odd reason
> outlook opens with out a problem
>
> but i need to map drives when i am vpn into the office