RE: Non-domain connection problem

Hi Crina,

The connection is not a MS VPN connection. It is using Symantec VPN software
(the same as my router gateway).
I talked to Symantec and there defaults are to use the remote gateway.
Afterall, this did work for months until I added the Server 2003 box.

So I am back to the beginning again.

Thanks for your help!

Liam

""Crina Li"" wrote:

Hi Liam,

Thanks for your update.

As I know, if you configure SBS as VPN server, there is an option named
"use default gateway on remote network". We can try to uncheck it to see
how thing goes:

If you are using New Connection Wizard to create VPN to SBS, please do as
following:

1. Open Control Panel and then click Network Connections.
2. Right-click the VPN connection and select Properties.
3. Click Networking tab and then high light TCP/IP and then click
Properties.
4. Click Advanced.
5. In General tab, uncheck "use default gateway on remote network".
6. Try again.

If you are using Connection Manager, you may need to change the default
gateway of SBS predefined VPN connection as following:

1. Install the SBSpackage on the client. On the client computer, Locate the
following folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\remote\

2. Use Notepad to open the remote.cms file. It is in plain text format.
3. Locate Gateway_On_Remote

Note: there are several "Gateway_On_Remote"

4. Change all Gateway_On_Remote=1 to Gateway_On_Remote=0
5. Save this file.
6. Reconnect with Connection Manager and the default gateway will not be
changed.

I am appreciated your time and look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Crina Li (MSFT)

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| Thread-Topic: Non-domain connection problem
|| From: "=?Utf-8?B?TGlhbQ==?=" <Liam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| References: <A30859D8-0F64-4040-B3E1-1DF4AE200B75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<18ITKHRMGHA.3052@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Subject: RE: Non-domain connection problem
| Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:12:26 -0800
| | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
| |
| Crina Li,
|
| Thank you so much for replying and attempting to help me solve my
challenge.
|
| I have done everything you have asked and still remote clients cannot
find a
| dns server other than the Primary Domain Controller on the domain.
|
| I am sure that I need to find a way to "change the default gateway on the
| remote PC"
| Since the default gateway is ALWAYS the domain controller of the SBS
domain!
| From home this is a real problem.
|
|
| ""Crina Li"" wrote:
|
| > Hi Liam,
| >
| > Thank you for posting in SBS newsgroup.
| >
| > From the description, I understand the issue to be: you want to let the
| > laptop can surf internet from home without going through SBS. If I have
| > misunderstood your concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know.
| >
| > As I know, when a laptop which is set to obtain an IP address
automatically
| > connects to your network, it should contact the SBS server for an IP
| > address (including DNS and other settings) and then it can browse the
| > internal network and Internet web sites. When the laptop disconnects
from
| > the network cable, all IP configuration should be deleted by the system
| > automatically.
| >
| > Currently, we can check the following configuration on laptop:
| >
| > 1. IE setting:
| >
| > 1) Open IE and then Click Internet Options on Tools menu.
| > 2) Click Connections and then click LAN settings.
| > 3) Check if you have selected Automatically detect settings.
| > 4) Please do not use Proxy server to see how thing goes.
| >
| > 2. IP address and DNS settings:
| >
| > 1) Right click My Network Places and select Properties.
| > 2) Open the properties of the Network Connection you are using to
connect
| > to internet on home.
| > 3) Select TCP/IP and then click Properties.
| > 4) Have you specified the SBS as the DNS server?
| > 5) Make sure you have selected Obtain an IP address automatically and
| > Obtain DNS server address automatically if you are obtaining the IP and
DNS
| > from ISP automatically when you surf internet at home.
| > 6) Click Advanced and then check if you have configured SBS on it.
| >
| > If you do want release an IP address, you can use the following command:
| >
| > ipconfig /release
| >
| > ipconfig /renew
| >
| > Hope it helps and I look forward to hearing from you.
| >
| > Best regards,
| >
| > Crina Li (MSFT)
| >
| > Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
| >
| > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
| >
| > =====================================================
| > This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
| > regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the
corresponding
| > newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely
manner.
| > You can locate the newsgroup here:
| > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
| >
| > When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you check
the
| > "Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there
are
| > any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your
newsreader,
| > please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your
| > issue.
| >
| > Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we
| > provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
| > different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In
doing
| > so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
| >
| > For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly.
Please
| > check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
| >
| > Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
| >
| > =====================================================
| >
| > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
| > --------------------
| > | Thread-Topic: Non-domain connection problem
| > || From: "=?Utf-8?B?TGlhbQ==?=" <Liam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > | Subject: Non-domain connection problem
| > | Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 21:41:27 -0800
| > | | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
| > | |
| > | Greetings,
| > |
| > | I appreciate any insght into this unusual network case.
| > |
| > | SUMMARY
| > |
| > | When a client PC is physically removed from the domain it cannot
access
| > the
| > | Internet unless the VPN software is running.
| > |
| > | SITUATION
| > |
| > | When users physically remove their PC's from our domain (they take
them
| > home
| > | at night) they are unable to surf the Internet from home.
| > | The only way for them to connect to the Internet is to use the VPN
client
| > | software.
| > | Once they are connected to our Domain, they can surf!
| > |
| > | HISTORY
| > |
| > | The domain has two locations 20 kilometres apart. They are connected
with
| > a
| > | persistent VPN tunnel. For 10 months users can access resources
at/from
| > both
| > | sides.
| > | Users have been able to go home and VPN into the network.
| > | Users were able to connect to the Internet from home without any
trouble
| > and
| > | without using the VPN client software.
| > | A MS Server 2003 was installed at the remote site as a local data
store.
| > | Since this has been installed, the users cannot connect to Internet
| > UNLESS
| > | the vpn software is running.
| > |
| > | SOME TEST RESULTS
| > |
| > | PING works from home.
| > | IPOCONFIG shows a local ip address (from a home router).
| > | NSLOOKUP always shows the IP address of the main SBS2003 server.
| > | Hence the need to connect via VPN to get on the Internet.
| > |
| > | QUESTION
| > | How do I get my clients to release the IP address of the main SBS2003
| > server
| > | so that they can surf the net from home?
| > |
| > | Thanks for helping,
| > |
| > | Liam
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|


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