VPN on Macbook Air 10.10

We have a Remote access VPN Server (Windows Server 2008 R2). Windows clients ( 7 and 8.1) are able to connect to their shared folder via the VPN. 
Recently couple of top management received Mac book Air , VPN gets connected but they can't access the shared folder, as in when they use Connect to Server (smb://1.2.2.31/sharefolder). Also VPN keeps on disconnecting.
I am not sure if there should be any setting on the server for mac clients.
Macbooks are running 10.10.
I am not sure if i am on the right forum for this question.

Hi Karthik,
Glad to hear that you got it working. 
Thank you for sharing your experience here. It will be very beneficial for other community members who have similar questions. 
If you want any more solution in future, kindly place your post in Forum.
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki
TechNet Community Support

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