How to access a shared folder outside the network.

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2014-10-16

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_{Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:32 AM}

Hi All,

Is there any possibility of accessing a shared folder outside the network.

I shared a folder in my server for example 100.100.100.100\project.

Is it possible to access that shared file with the IP from my home network.

All replies (3)

_{Thursday, October 16, 2014 8:21 AM ✅Answered}

You should use VPN to access the network your server is placed, then you would be able to access the shared folder. Other ways to do this is with WebDAV, FTP etc.

Never mind above, missed this topic was posted in Hyper-V forum. :)

_{Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:24 AM}

Hi,

I don't know if this is an Hyper-V question, since there's not a lot of information in your question. Is your server a VM on an Hyper-V server? And where does the Hyper-V host reside? How is the connectivity between your home network and the Hyper-V host where the server (100.100.100.100) resides?

A few things you can check:

Is the server connected through an external virtual switch? If so, you should be able to connect to the server using "normal" network connectivity
Does the server use an internal or private virtual switch? You will need to install a server on the Hyper-V host using 2 network interfaces (1 connected to an external virtual switch, 1 connected to the same virtual switch as the virtual server). Install Routing and Remote Access (RRAS) on the new server and you can route traffic from external to the internal virtual switch

Hope this points you in the right direction.

Floris van der Ploeg

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_{Friday, October 17, 2014 9:07 AM}

Hi srinivas7y,

You can setup the VPN server or DirectAccess server, then you can through this server access your share folder as in your intranet.

The related KB:

Step-By-Step: Enabling DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012 R2

http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/2014/01/06/step-by-step-enabling-directaccess-in-windows-server-2012.aspx

Add DirectAccess to an Existing Remote Access (VPN) Deployment

http://technet.microsoft.com/zh-cn/library/jj574220.aspx