Re: VPN, split DNS and name resolution

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From: Bob Williamson (Osm3um_at_news.postalias)
Date: 02/07/05 

Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 20:55:52 -0800

Thanks, they are given the DNS and Wins by the VPN connection, however.
They also get an external DNS when they first connect to their ISP.

Bob
"Sergio Fonseca [MVP]" <fonsecase@iol.pt> wrote in message
news:%23klpNp7CFHA.3740@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi Bob,
>
> Give to the VPN users the same DNS server you have when they are on the
> internal network
>
> Qualquer sugestão deve ser testada antes de aplicada - www.gupade.org
>
> "Bob Williamson" <Osm3um@news.postalias> wrote in message
> news:e3$ElwtCFHA.4072@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> This is all on ISA 2004.
>>
>> I have an internal domain of domainname.com with internal DNS. We also
> have
>> an external domainname.com where the DNS is hosted by the ISP. We have
> some
>> internal host names (i.e. servera and serverb) that have external A
> records
>> as well.
>>
>> When My clients are:
>>
>> Inside the network, NSlookup yields the internal IPs 192.168.x.x.
>>
>> Outside the network, NSLookup yields external IPs.
>>
>> Problem is, when they are outside the network and they are connected via
>> a
>> VPN (ISA 2004 based), NSLookup Yields the external IP. If the host
> records,
>> for example, of my internal Exchange name and the external A record are
> the
>> same, Outlook won't work over the VPN.
>>
>> If I have the ISP remove the A records it works fine,.
>>
>> Changing the gateway option under the TCP/IP config of the VPN
>> connectoied
>> does not help.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>> Thanks,
>> Bob
>>
>>
>
>

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