Name Resolution over VPN
I have a small business with 2 locations. My main location has a SBS 2003 server as my main/only server (DM Controller, DHCP Server, Etc.) with 11 pcs that connect as standard local clients. My remote location has 6 systems which use RDP to a terminal server at my main location secured by vpn. Both locations are connected by VPN through SonicWall TZ170s and in the remote location the SonicWall is the DHCP server. My issue is I can communicate with systems in the other office via TCP/IP but not DNS / NetBios. What am I missing?
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Sorry, I am trying to resolve the names for the PCs as you said Chris. The piece of software I am trying use needs to see the server as a name ( \\servername ) not just TCP/IP.
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RobWill - does this make the information you supplied still relevant?
Yes. As mentioned they need the SBS as their DNS server and the DNS suffix added. Adding the WINS IP can sometimes help as well, though these days we rely primarily on DNS and not NetBIOS.
You could not be in better hands when it comes to DNS than with Chris.
You could not be in better hands when it comes to DNS than with Chris.
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No, I agree (from what he has said so far) and in fact I made the comment questioning the relevance to you as he was posting more info, so not trying to discredit him or look else where.
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Yes these computers are part of the domain. Is there anyway to force the domain suffix search from the client?
>>"Is there anyway to force the domain suffix search from the client?"
If the machine is a member of the domain the domain suffix should have already been added. As Chris mentioned you should be able to verify this using ipconfig /all
However, you can manually add to the client machine under advanced TCP/IP properties, as per the following image:
http://www.lan-2-wan.com/Added%20Images/Blog/DNS.jpg
They will still need to have the SBS as their only DNS server.
If the machine is a member of the domain the domain suffix should have already been added. As Chris mentioned you should be able to verify this using ipconfig /all
However, you can manually add to the client machine under advanced TCP/IP properties, as per the following image:
http://www.lan-2-wan.com/Added%20Images/Blog/DNS.jpg
They will still need to have the SBS as their only DNS server.
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Thanks guys I believe I solved this issue. I am also going to post another question that is similar but involves different equipment.
Good to hear. Thanks drodrigues40.
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--Rob
Cheers!
--Rob
You mean you can't resolve the names for the PCs?
NetBIOS is perhaps understandable, you would need a WINS server, but DNS should work. Do the clients have a Primary DNS Suffix, or DNS Suffix Search list configured?
Chris