Problems with network drives and folders

[Devryd]

Hi,

I have a synology ds216j NAS and I am running a VPN from it. I have a single volume on the NAS. If I map this volume as a network folder on my laptop, I can access it via the vpn, even if I am not in my home network. If I map it as a network drive (with a letter) it doesnt work. The solution sounds pretty simple: just use a network folder. The problem is, a few programs I use, dont work correctly with network folders. Does anybody know, how I can get network drives to work even from a remote location?
Thanks for your help.

PS: i wasnt sure, whether this belongs in the NAS or networking sub forum, because it belongs to both topics. 

[OddOod]

Define doesn't work. Does it work when you are on the network physically? Is it possible that you are running into a DNS problem through your VPN? 

[Kilrah]

Are you using hostname or ip to map it as network drive? Hostname doesn't route across networks so won't work over the vpn. 

[Devryd]

2 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Are you using hostname or ip to map it as network drive? Hostname doesn't route across networks so won't work over the vpn. 

I am not really sure, where I should check this. I connected it through windows directly

[Devryd]

15 minutes ago, OddOod said:

Define doesn't work.

I just dont get a connection to the volume if it is mapped as a network drive. For some reason it works, if its mapped as a network folder

[Kilrah]

1 minute ago, Devryd said:

I am not really sure, where I should check this.

 

 

 

You'll see on the title whether it's an ip or name.

 

[Devryd]

I have this, so I guess its the name.

How do I change it?

[Kilrah]

Disconnect it, find the ip of your NAS, reconnect using \\[ip] instead of \\NAS.

 

 

[Devryd]

Amazing, that worked, thanks
I havent been able to solve this problem for a few weeks now

[OddOod]

Your VPN isn't properly passing hostnames through