Re: PB netbios resolution

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From: Bill Grant (not.available_at_online)
Date: 07/09/04 

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 10:38:24 +1000

   If you want the remote user to resolve names with just the simple name,
make sure that the client has the correct DNS suffix configured in the
connection properties. If the dialup connection has the correct DNS suffix,
name resolution should work OK with just the simple name (assuming it has
the correct DNS address).

"Psu" <Psu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AD6DF784-31DA-4CE1-8125-C0AC5D0E8BE9@microsoft.com...
> Thank Steven for your answer,
>
> Yes WINS, lmhost and IP adresse are ok, but I really don't want to use
this technologies.
> I access in hight number lan (lot of without WINS) by vpn and large number
of computers (dificulte to use lmhost or IP adresse) then I just want to use
a "simple" netbios name
>
>
> --
> Psu are here :]
>
>
> "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>
> > Wins would probably help your problem. Browsing is problematic over a
vpn. It may
> > help if the users tried mapping drive or created shortcuts to needed
shares using the
> > Ip address of the remote computer such as in \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx\sharename
using the
> > actual lan IP address which of course would need to be static to be
effective. Also
> > try using the fully qualified domain name such as
\\computer.mydomain.com\share if
> > using a domain and domain controller for dns on the vpn connection.
Otherwise
> > consider using lmhosts files on the remote computers as explained in the
KB link
> > below. Note that entries in lmhosts files are case sensitive and you can
use
> > nbtstat -c after nbtstat -R to verify if the lmhosts file is configured
> > correctly. --- Steve
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;150800
> >
> > "Psu" <Psu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:3376A549-9307-4965-B70B-23E8E98FB632@microsoft.com...
> > > Sorry I d'ont find the same newgroup with Windows 2003 but this is my
OS of RRAS.
> > >
> > > When a VPN client call a netbios name of the lan, the colling pass on
the client
> > VPN to the VPN server, but the VPN server don't send the answer to it
local lan
> > network ! (I test with the Microsoft Network Monitor). I tried to select
the"Enable
> > broadcast name resolution" in the proprities of RRAS W2k3 but nothing !
> > > I d'ont have (and don't want) WINS, DNS resolution are OK.
> > >
> > > Sorry for my english, thank for the futur answer
> >
> >
> >

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