Aspire s7 cannot access SAMBA shares over Site-to-Site VPN via Ethernet

Acercomusername

Hello,

 

I have a very odd situation. We have two office sites, A and B, connected via Cisco ASA 5510 site-to-site VPN. This tunnel has been up and working perfectly for years.

 

We purchased a bunch of Acer Aspire s7 laptops at the remote site "B" and they're unable to access Linux SAMBA shares at site A via the provided "Realtek USB FE Family Controller" Ethernet dongle adapter OR wireless.

 

All other laptops/desktops at site B can access the SAMBA shares at site A via Ethernet or wireless just fine.

 

Here is the strange part. I created a new mini test network (VLAN2) at site B and put all the wireless access points on that LAN, and now the Acer's can access the SAMBA shares at site A. I also hard-wired an Acer with the Realtek USB Ethernet dongle into this new VLAN2 and I CAN access the SAMBA shares at site A. So it turns out the dongles are woring fine.

 

So, how do I troubleshoot the "main" network that the Acer's don't work on? It's just bizzare because they're able to access Windows shares at Site A and pretty much everything else. ???

 

Thanks!

IronFly

Any limit on trusted/allowed connections on the first VPN?

Any rule about allowed/disallowed IP or MAC address on VPN?