Connect to shared folder on Windows VM

Question

Setup

VMWare Windows Server 2012

• IP 192.168.101.160
• Running on Linux host, but Networktype 'bridged' (Linux host IP is different)
• Network:
  • Shared folder 'C:\test', shared as '\\MOBIL\test' and visible in Network/MOBIL
  • Other computers: only the host computer is visible with its shared folders, not my Windows 10 laptop
• Runs a HTTP(S) Server on :80 / :443
• Remote Desktop Connection activated
• Connected to WLAN 'my_home'
• Windows user: a random administrator account

My Laptop Windows 10

• Can do RDP to the VM
• Can call http(s)://192.168.101.106
• Network:
  • Can NOT resolve \\192.168.101.106 or \\192.168.101.106\test or \\MOBIL\test
  • "MOBIL" Computer is not listed in network
• Connected to WLAN 'my_home'
• Windows user: my personal account

Question

How can I reach the 'test' folder on the VM from my Windows 10 machine WITHOUT remote desktop?

(I want to run a script that automatically copies files from my computer to the VM folder. So far I have done that by mapping the network folder to a drive Z:/ and then just copy the files because I cannot get SSH to work with a keyfile)

Answer 1

If you can successfully RDP to the system and hit the IIS service, I would have to assume you're hitting a firewall issue. You'll need to open up the firewall to allow for SMB traffic.