Unable to join or find Domain across a VPN
I have a VPN between home and office that is made with 2 Linksys Cable/DSL Routers with VPN capability. I have created a VPN tunnel between the two locations, (192.168.1.x = office, 192.168.2.x = home). The routers claim that the status is Connected, and sure enough, I can ping both routers from either direction. What I can not do is see the Domain when I try to join from the home location. The error is that the Domain is not found. The domain controller is at the office (Windows 2000 Server) and the machine at home is Windows XP Professional SR-2. Other machines at the office (Windows 2000 SR-4 and Windows XP Prof SR-2) can join the domain without difficutly. Any ideas?
Thanks, Rich
Thanks, Rich
be sure that your home computer has a dns entry for the domain controller
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I am not sure how to add the DC as a DNS entry. Currently home computer gets IP (and DNS) automatically from Linksys Router (WAN IP and Gateway and DNS IPs are supplied by ISP). Do you mean that I should add the DC IP in the advanced TCP/IP settings? If so, what happens to the automaticly assigned ones?
Rich
Rich
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Thanks, I think that will do it. It has certainly cleared things up here locally! I will check the VPN issue when I get home tonight and report back.
Rich
Rich
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Great, that worked. I put the Server IP address in as the DNS on the home machine and it took a couple of minutes, but then connected OK. Exchange server became visable, etc.
Thanks
Thanks
Glad to hear it :)
-rich
-rich
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;179442
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298804
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;154596
Hope this helps.