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Name resaolution through a VPN

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by mikejmoore

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I am using a Linksys RV082 router with VPN, to allow work at home(client use only). I couldn't get the Linksys client to work on the laptops, but I can get the XP-VPN client to work very well. The problem I have is, I cam ping the PC's by IP address but can not resolve their names on the local LAN.

Is this normal, or what am I missing. I cna map a drive by Ip address, but then O need to set static IP's on the LAN.

I feel that the Linksys client should work, but I can't get it to and Linksys recommended I download a Greenbow client which worked for a short time, but still had the name resolution issue.

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by bfilmfan

If you can ping by IP, but not by name, this means DNS is not resolving correctly.

On the client's IP configuration settings is the office DNS server contained in the list? If you have WINS in the environment, you should put an entry for it also.

by darrynmarr1979

try releasing and renewing the ip's for your machine, ipconfig /release , ipconfig /renew, dns should reassign an ip to ur machine

by skidoggeruk

Have you considered using the hosts file to perform your name resolutions. This might be a good idea for a few clients. If you have many clients that you want to attach to then you will need to connect to your DNS or WINS servers to resolve these names for you. Again, you can help your local client reach these through the hosts file. An old solution, but sometimes it helps.

Good Luck

by don

Hmmm. never crossed my mind, but it works. I had similar problems with my vpn getting into work. I'd save my remote desktop connections out by ip just so I didn't have to remember them.
Adding to my home pc host list, the ip's from work, worked great.

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