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[bodycare]

I have a machine that is in its own workgroup and is connected to a broadband connection via a wireless card. It has Cisco VPN client on and I can VPN in to our network. I am trying to add this machine to the domain but when I try to do this it gives me an error. Looking at the error it shows that the machine is looking in the Internet broadband's DNS trying to find our domain and thus hence why it can't find it. Is there anyway to set this so that once I am connected to the VPN it looks in to our networks DNS for the domain ???? (I have set the DNS server IP in the Pix box.)

Plue when we are connected to the VPN we cant access the Internet is they anyway we can change this to be able to connect to the Internet at the same time.

 

[LloydSev]

Is this machine connected to the main network with the domain? Is it drawing the DNS Servers from DHCP or statically?

If it's DHCP, it may be pulling them from the Wireless Router...

Also, Are you VPN'ing via IPSec? If so, to be able to connect to the internet, you have to enable split tunneling.

Computer/Network Technician
CCNA

 

[bodycare]

Its connected to the domain via the VPN. I have set the DNS server in the PIX and I can ping my dc but for some reason when tryiing to add thid pc to the domain it looks to the ISP dns. I have since statically added the network DNS in the connection that it creates in windows and then tried to add it to the domain and it works but surely I wont have to add the DNS statically for all of my machines. I am connecting to the VPn via Ipsec/UDP. What are the advantages of setting up split tunneling and how do I go about doing it ?

Thanks

 

[LloydSev]

aren't many advantages.. all security disadvantages.

Also.. all machines which are not connected to the domain network physically require a bit of patience..

there is an option in the new cisco vpn clients, to connect to the domain at windows startup, so that you can authenticate and stuff via the domain.

Computer/Network Technician
CCNA

 

[ROUTERKID1]

Lloyd said it all, We have a Cisco VPN network and I have to add the dns server address to the LAN adpater for remote users.

 

[adnorton]

If you are adding them to the LAN adapter how does it pull the DNS servers from Comcast for instance? Let's say you are using internal DNS servers but take your laptop home and want to surf the web. How does it work with dns servers from an internal network not accessible by comcast?

Thanks