Remote CIFS access via OpenVPN

[nikinp]

Dear Freenasers,
First thank you for being such as helpful and passionate community.

I used this excellent tutorial for remote access using OpenVPN https://www.ixsystems.com/community...envpn-inside-a-jail-in-freenas-11-1-u1.61681/

I have managed to connect remotely and I am given an address such as 10.8.0.6

Can someone advise how I can access the CIFS shares that I have using windows.
If I am on the LAN the address would be \\192.168.0.8\sharename
I have read some threads that said that would be enough - but it doesnt work
Many thanks

 

[Bibi40k]

I think the problem is that is trying to authenticate with user logged in Windows.
Once you're inside via VPN, you should access it by \\192.168.0.8\sharename

 

[nikinp]

Once the VPN is established.
I have tried adding network place in explorer with exactly that type of IP address but it just doesn’t connect.

 

[Bibi40k]

i think TeamViewer would be more faster than anything

 

[Bibi40k]

Aaaa, there is on more important thing... LAN from your FreeNAS network and LAN from where you want to connect, should be different otherwise they conflict.

 

[nikinp]

I have tried connecting via 4G on laptop and that IP address is 10.195....

 

[Bibi40k]

I don't have Windows, i can't help you from distance.

Try this: https://superuser.com/a/727949

 

[nikinp]

I tried this including through the command prompt:
I keep getting:
System error 53 has occurred.
The network path was not found.

If you think you could help with TeamViewer, then let me know when convenient in a PM.