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vpn ip range on sbs2011
When I connect to our VPN server managed by our SBS2011 server, the IP address I get is in the range of 169.254.128.x. Our lan IP range is 192.168.0.x. Shouldn't the VPN ip address I get be in the same range as the local lan ? Access to to shares on the server itself from the vpn pc works fine, but I cannot ping any device on our local lan ip (192.168.0.x). Should the VPN wizard on the server reconfigure the proper ip settings, or use different method ?
This started happening after a major problem caused by Eset's uninstaller utility on the server. The normal uninstall did not work, so had to use their utility to cleanup the remainings of Eset. But after running it and rebooting the server, The uninstaller had reset all network cards, set to dhcp, etc etc. So AD was not working anymore, nwk cards were disabled, could not connect to the server anymore, quite a nightmare. Long story short, after putting back the ip address and network settings on the card, the server was finally functionnal and pc's could access it normally, with Exchange services, RWA, etc. The VPN seems to be the last item to fix back.
Thanks.
This started happening after a major problem caused by Eset's uninstaller utility on the server. The normal uninstall did not work, so had to use their utility to cleanup the remainings of Eset. But after running it and rebooting the server, The uninstaller had reset all network cards, set to dhcp, etc etc. So AD was not working anymore, nwk cards were disabled, could not connect to the server anymore, quite a nightmare. Long story short, after putting back the ip address and network settings on the card, the server was finally functionnal and pc's could access it normally, with Exchange services, RWA, etc. The VPN seems to be the last item to fix back.
Thanks.
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Rob Williams
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With SBS 2003 the VPN wizard created a deploayble package that contained the DNS IP and DNS suffix to allow for name resolution. Unfortunately SBS 2008/2011 does not have this. However it is easy to manaulay add. See the following link (my Blog):
http://blog.lan-tech.ca/2011/05/14/vpn-client-name-resolution-2/
If you have multiple clients and you want to create an deplyable client that is preconfigured for your network, has the neccessary name resolution changes, and is slightly more secure, see:
http://blog.lan-tech.ca/2012/01/30/windows-vpn-client-deployment/
http://blog.lan-tech.ca/2011/05/14/vpn-client-name-resolution-2/
If you have multiple clients and you want to create an deplyable client that is preconfigured for your network, has the neccessary name resolution changes, and is slightly more secure, see:
http://blog.lan-tech.ca/2012/01/30/windows-vpn-client-deployment/
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Thank you so much Robwill. The DNS setting with the suffix worked perfectly ! I think everything is back to normal, thanks to your help !
Very welcome. Glad to hear you were able to resolve.
Cheers!
--Rob
Cheers!
--Rob
The only problem that remains is that name resolution does not work , except for the server name itself (which I am able to browse shared folders on it using its name and not having to use it's ip address). IE: I can vnc to a pc using the ip address but ping or vnc using the pc name will not work. Note: I did not enter anything in the vpn properties for DNS and Wins IP addresses.
Any idea ?