I am at my wit's end. This should be simple.
I am able to connect using OpenVPN to my NAS over the internet.
Once connected, I can ping the NAS and other local network resources (other Synology NAS units) using their LAN IP addresses.
I have no firewall running on any of the NAS's, or on the Windows 10 machine (temporarily, just to eliminate firewall issues from my problem).
I can log into DSM on the NAS's using their LAN addresses.
So the VPN itself seems to be working fine.
But what I can't do (and i *can* do it when the Windows 10 machine is on the LAN) is access any of the NAS units as network drives using Windows file explorer.
The NAS's do not show up as devices in the "Network," and I cannot reach them with \\10.86.173.??? , their LAN addresses. Even though I can ping them. And reach them through the browser.
The "workgroup" on the PC is "WORKGROUP," which matches the workgroup on the NAS's SMB service.
SMB on the NAs's is set to minimum SMB1, maximum SMB3.
The OpenVPN server on the NAS *does* have the "allow clients to access the server's LAN" box checked.
I would strongly prefer to get success at what I am doing (connect via VPN, then access local resources) rather than use, for example, WebDAV.
What might I be missing if everything works except for accessing the NAS as a network drive?
I am able to connect using OpenVPN to my NAS over the internet.
Once connected, I can ping the NAS and other local network resources (other Synology NAS units) using their LAN IP addresses.
I have no firewall running on any of the NAS's, or on the Windows 10 machine (temporarily, just to eliminate firewall issues from my problem).
I can log into DSM on the NAS's using their LAN addresses.
So the VPN itself seems to be working fine.
But what I can't do (and i *can* do it when the Windows 10 machine is on the LAN) is access any of the NAS units as network drives using Windows file explorer.
The NAS's do not show up as devices in the "Network," and I cannot reach them with \\10.86.173.??? , their LAN addresses. Even though I can ping them. And reach them through the browser.
The "workgroup" on the PC is "WORKGROUP," which matches the workgroup on the NAS's SMB service.
SMB on the NAs's is set to minimum SMB1, maximum SMB3.
The OpenVPN server on the NAS *does* have the "allow clients to access the server's LAN" box checked.
I would strongly prefer to get success at what I am doing (connect via VPN, then access local resources) rather than use, for example, WebDAV.
What might I be missing if everything works except for accessing the NAS as a network drive?