Unfortunately there are very few configurable options with the QuickVPN client. Browsing "Network Neighborhood" requires NetBIOS. NetBIOS names are not routable, and cannot therefore be routed over the VPN. WINS is the common solution, but you cannot add WINS or DNS entries to the QuickVPN client. Therefore you need to know the IP of the device to which you are connecting. Then you can connect by IP as you have done or you can create a list of computer names and IP's using the LMHosts file. The latter will let you connect by name:
Setting up an LMHosts file.
There are a few oddities with the file, have a look at the following:
-Lmhosts file is useful for NetBIOS name resolution where other solutions are not available.
-LMHosts is located in the Windows directory under c:\Windows (or WINNT)\System32\Drivers\Et
192.168.0.101 CompName #PRE
-Hit enter when each line is complete (important), then save the file without a file extension. To be sure there is no extension ,when saving enclose in quotations like "LMHosts".
-PRE has to be capitalized, however you do not need it, though should give you faster resolution where it is "pre-loaded"
-use a Tab between entries in a line rather than spaces (recommended but not necessary)
-if adding the domain and or domain controller the # of spaces used is even critical. See:
http://support.microsoft.c
see also:
http://www.microsoft.com/t
ps- To check your LMHosts file entries are accepted at a command prompt enter
nbtstat -R
to purge and reload the local name cache
then enter
nbtstat -c
to display the current name cache which should include your LMHosts file entries.
Note; the nbtstat "switches" R & c are case sensitive.
The names will only show up if you used the 'PRE' option, or if not, if you have used the name with a ping or similar command enabling them to be cached.
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by: chuckyhPosted on 2007-07-23 at 12:50:28ID: 19550836
You need to specify the DNS server or WINS if you are running it for the VPN connection.