Dear All, I configured samba-3.2.7 in opensuse11.1(serv1) box in my LAN1 and it is working fine. Later I configure openvpn p-to-p on the same "serv1". I accessed "serv1" from LAN2 (internet) , computer name: notebook-vista, using SSH through openvpn tunnel and it was working fine. I config samba and openvpn to access samba share in LAN2 using openvpn from LAN2 in "notebook-vista". Initially I was able to open the samba share in "notebook-vista" computer. Start-> run->cmd-> net use z: \\10.9.0.1\rb <file:///\\10.9.0.1\rb> /user:kr -------------------------- Samba share is not connected to "notebook-vista" when I tried from LAN2, next day after restarting both server and client. But ssh is connected via openvpn from client to Server. -------------------------- "notebook-vista" - vista home premium operating system Note: I enabled network sharing , network discovery, all user can able to create a file/folder in "vista" Start-> run->cmd-> net use z: \\10.9.0.1\rb <file:///\\10.9.0.1\rb> /user:kr System error 53 has occurred. The network path was not found. ------------------- cmd-> net use \\10.9.0.1\rb <file:///\\10.9.0.1\rb> /delete An active process is accessing this device. You get more help if you type NET HELPMSG 2404th --------------------- Still I am getting the same error and not getting samba share in my LAN2 via openvpn in "notebook-vista" Start-> run->cmd-> net use z: \\10.9.0.1\rb <file:///\\10.9.0.1\rb> /user:kr System error 53 has occurred. The network path was not found. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ My configuration as follows for your reference For openvpn: #vi /etc/openvpn/server.conf port 1194 proto udp dev tun ifconfig 10.9.0.2 10.9.0.1 ca /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/keys/ca.crt cert /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/keys/serv.crt key /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/keys/serv.key dh /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/keys/dh1024.pem server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0 ifconfig-pool-persist ipp.txt keepalive 10 120 comp-lzo max-clients 4 user nobody group nobody persist-key persist-tun status openvpn-status.log verb 4 management localhost 7505 ------------------------------------------------------------ For samba: #vi /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] workgroup = WORKGROUP #for openvpn config hosts allow = 192.168.1.0/24 10.9.0.0/24 127.0.0.1 interfaces = 192.168.1.0/24 10.9.0.0/24 ############ passdb backend = tdbsam netbios name = Novalnet name resolve order = bcast host lmhosts wins printing = cups printcap name = cups printcap cache time = 750 cups options = raw map to guest = Bad User include = /etc/samba/dhcp.conf # logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile # logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile # logon drive = P: usershare allow guests = Yes [homes] comment = Home Directories valid users = (it is remove while scanning) browseable = No read only = No inherit acls = Yes #[profiles] # comment = Network Profiles Service # path = %H # read only = No # store dos attributes = Yes # create mask = 0600 # directory mask = 0700 [users] comment = All users path = /home read only = No inherit acls = Yes veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/ #[groups] # comment = All groups # path = /home/groups # read only = No # inherit acls = Yes [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/tmp printable = Yes create mask = 0600 browseable = No [print$] comment = Printer Drivers path = /var/lib/samba/drivers write list = @ntadmin root force group = ntadmin create mask = 0664 directory mask = 0775 [magentospm] comment = magentospm path = /srv/www/htdocs/magentospm/ read only = yes # writable = Yes # public = Yes write list = jb kp mr bg kd root valid users = jb kp mr bg kd root # directory mask = 0777 logon drive = Z: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- Openvpn client config file on vista client.ovpn client dev tun ifconfig 10.9.0.2 10.9.0.1 proto udp remote xxx.mydomin.com 1194 resolv-retry infinite nobind persist-key persist-tun ca "C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\config\\ca.crt" cert "C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\config\\client.crt" key "C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\config\\client.key" verb 4 comp-lzo Kindly intimate me where I done a mistake so that I could get the samba share on my "notebook-vista" computer using openvpn. Thanking You, Warm Regards, S.J.Balamurugan