ASP.NET and directory security

Hi all,

I come from a win forms background, and am building a web site that needs to
interface to a FOXPRO database (DBF files). My problem is as follows:

I have created a virtual directory on the same machine as where the DBF files
are located. I have created a share for the DBF files, and I've given the
<SERVER>\ASPNET account access to this folder where they are residing.

My code to connect to the folder where the DBF files are located is basically
as follows:
1. Connect to a DLL which authenticates our users according to <USERNAME>,
<PASSWORD> and <DIRECTORY> where the DBF files are.
2. IF the connect is successful, continue processing any queries through
Visual FoxPro OLEDB PRovider 8.0 to the data.

This works fine if I am testing on the machine locally, i.e the web project
is opened on the machine - in this case my development machine - and it
connects to the Foxpro Database folder - also on my development machine -
successfully.

If I try to connect to that same database and project from another machine I
get security warning, " the specified file does not exist" . I use System.IO.
File.Exists to see if I can access one of the files in the folder specified,
but get access denied.

What do I need to setup in terms of permissions to access a FOLDER on another
machine via asp.net, or what do I need to do?

Thanks in advance
Q

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