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Arnold,<br />
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I tried your solution in DHCP and it still didnt work. &nbsp;I finally broke down and created a CMAK connection that appends the DNS suffiix. &nbsp;It wasnt the route I wanted to go, but that is the road I ended up going. &nbsp;I appreciate your help. &nbsp;I am awarding you full points for your effort. &nbsp;Thanks.
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Arnold,

I tried your solution in DHCP and it still didnt work.  I finally broke down and created a CMAK connection that appends the DNS suffiix.  It wasnt the route I wanted to go, but that is the road I ended up going.  I appreciate your help.  I am awarding you full points for your effort.  Thanks.

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We have several workstations that aren't joined to the domain, connect to the company via PPTP VPN. &nbsp;The issue is that they have to type the FQDN to access network resources.<br />
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I understand that I append the DNS suffix to any request from the client side, but is there anyway to resolve this from the server side. &nbsp;I have also run across the option of using WINS, but that is not a route we want to go. &nbsp;<br />
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Is there anyway to append the DNS suffix to request coming from a computer not joined to the domain?<br />
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Servers are Windows 2003 and workstations are XP.
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We have several workstations that aren't joined to the domain, connect to the company via PPTP VPN.  The issue is that they have to type the FQDN to access network resources.

I understand that I append the DNS suffix to any request from the client side, but is there anyway to resolve this from the server side.  I have also run across the option of using WINS, but that is not a route we want to go.  

Is there anyway to append the DNS suffix to request coming from a computer not joined to the domain?

Servers are Windows 2003 and workstations are XP.

VPN host name instead of FQDN

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.