Re: VPN Clients and DNS/WINS registration

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From: Phillip Windell (_at_.)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 08:24:22 -0500

I never had to go through any special accomidations for the ones I used. I
simply made sure that the VPN Connection received the proper WINS and DNS
settings via DHCP and everything worked fine. One other situation where it
recieved only the IP#/Mask from DHCP but nothing else,..so I simply added
the WINS and DNS entried statically into the connectoid settings. I never
had a bit of trouble with it. 

-- 
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com
"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
<PleaseSubstituteMyActualFirstName&LastNameHere@hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:OadYo%23YXEHA.2408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> In news:%23EpCJdXXEHA.1888@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
> Zane in <zane@mail.com> posted their thoughts, then I offered mine
> > I have VPN clients connecting to our corporate network using XP built
> > in VPN clients -
> >
> > Question or request:
> >
> > When the VPN clients connect, HOW can I have the capability to PING
> > these clients my HOSTNAME or DNS Name fro internally?  Not IP, but
> > Hostname.
> >
> > Example:
> >
> > JoeVPN connects via VPN to our corp network, then I would like to
> > PING this VPN connected computer while I am at the corporate network
> > (in office).
> >
> > Obviously, the VPN clients must register their name WINS or DNS wise
> > that must be "routable" or understood by VPN.
> >
> > I hope that makes sense - thx!
>
> VPNs are an interesting facet and cause issues and are somewhat
problematic
> due to the DNS settings of the client. I know of one person, Dean Wells
> (MVP)  that created a little script that will populate the HOSTS files of
> the users' machines when they connect in for all the resources they need
to
> use internally. I don't know if anyone else came up with something else to
> address this. You can also check the VPN properties on the client to
insure
> it uses the VPN connection as the default once its connected, assuming its
> getting the DNS addresses from the VPN server.
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Ace
>
> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties and confers no
> rights.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
>
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>
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