Remote vod media

I've got an fms server setup and have been currently streaming a few mp4 files from the default vod directory in c:\program files\adobe\flash media server 3.5\applications\vod\media. I'm trying to find the best way to be able to store my mp4 files in a different directory. I found that by editing the VOD_COMMON_DIR entry in fms.ini I was able to now store the mp4 files in a different local directory (C:\temp\vod).

But what I really want to do is store my files on a remote computer on our local area network. Does anyone know if this is possible? When I set VOD_COMMON_DIR to \\myremotecomputer\temp\vod the default flash player can no longer stream my mp4 files. I have ensured that this directory is shared. I have also tried mapping the network drive to N:\ and setting VOD_COMMON_DIR to N:\temp\vod, but no success. Can anyone help?