equinux VPN Tracker 8.1.1 - Manual (Page 23)

Adding File Servers to Your Secure Desktop
If you would like to access a file server, enter the details in the Secure Desktop
Assistant.
To connect to a Mac-based (AFP) file server:
‣ Enter “afp://” followed by the IP address
1 of the server, e.g.
afp://192.168.144.11
To connect to a Windows-based (SMB) server:
‣ Enter “smb://” followed by the IP address
1 of the server, e.g.
smb://192.168.144.17
Alternatively, you can connect to file servers in the OS X Finder.
→ Accessing Files, Printers and Databases has more details.
For more information about file servers in Secure Desktop, take
a look at the
→ Secure Desktop Reference
I don’t know my file server’s IP address. Can’t I just browse for my file
servers via the Finder Sidebar?
For technical reasons, when using a VPN connection, your servers won’t
show up in the Finder sidebar. If you don’t have your file server’s IP address,
you can easily find it out next time you’re in your office network (or what-
ever other network you’re connecting to through VPN):
‣ Open “Tools > DNS Lookup…”
‣ Enter your file server’s name and click “Lookup”
After a few seconds, VPN Tracker should tell you the file server’s IP address.
Again, this will only work when you’re actually in your remote network, not
if you’re connected via VPN.
Adding Websites to Your Secure Desktop
If you have intranet websites that you need to access over VPN, you can add
those to your Secure Desktop as well. Just enter your website URLs when
prompted by the Secure Desktop Assistant.
Customizing Your Secure Desktop
If you would like, you can customize the name and color of your Secure Desk-
top. Then click to finish creating your new Secure Desktop.
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1 If your connection is set up to use remote DNS, you may also be able to enter a DNS host name, e.g. “fileserver.example.com”