Trying to set up a VPN.. Win2K DNS question

Hey all,
I'm trying to set up a VPN to allow mobile users to access my Win2K
domain from the outside world.

I have a Win2K server with SP3. This is our "everything" server,
DHCP, DNS, file and print, and our only DC. Actually, it's our only
server (I'm this company's first dedicated IT guy, so I'm building
this environment from the ground up).

The server has two NICs, one for internal and one for external. Here
are the specifics:

Internal:
IP - 192.168.1.60
SN - 255.255.255.0
DG - none
DNS - 192.168.1.60

External:
IP - 192.168.1.99
SN - 255.255.255.0
DG - 192.168.1.30 (our router)
DNS - (our ISP's DNS server)
Client for MS Networks, File and Printer sharing, and NetBIOS are all
turned off for this NIC.

So, here is my main problem... as soon as I enable the External NIC,
it registers itself with the server name in DNS, screwing up shares
and stuff until I shut it off and delete the DNS entries. Any idea on
this one? This is preventing me from going any further because I
can't leave people without access to the server.

Thanks in advance,
Rob

> So, here is my main problem... as soon as I enable the External NIC,
> it registers itself with the server name in DNS, screwing up shares

In the NIC properties for DNS there is a check box for "register this
interface", clear it.

I actually LEAVE my set and fill in the "DNS suffix for this interface"
and USE this name checkbox, with something like,

cable.LearnQuick.Com (the internal interface registers with
just
LearnQuick.Com as the suffix)

I actually have interfaces on both DSL and cable, so one is actually,
dsl.LearnQuick.Com too.

You really should consider getting that DOMAIN CONTROLLER off
the Internet -- it is too big a security risk and a lot of extra trouble to
maintain safety there.

For $400 you can have an extra box, under $1000 with software that
is better than most anything you could buy when Win2000 was first
released.

> and stuff until I shut it off and delete the DNS entries. Any idea on
> this one? This is preventing me from going any further because I
> can't leave people without access to the server.


"Rob Carroll IndusCom" <robc@industrialcommunications.com> wrote in message
news:70c2f76b.0307011249.69b06453@posting.google.com...
> Hey all,
> I'm trying to set up a VPN to allow mobile users to access my Win2K
> domain from the outside world.
>
> I have a Win2K server with SP3. This is our "everything" server,
> DHCP, DNS, file and print, and our only DC. Actually, it's our only
> server (I'm this company's first dedicated IT guy, so I'm building
> this environment from the ground up).
>
> The server has two NICs, one for internal and one for external. Here
> are the specifics:
>
> Internal:
> IP - 192.168.1.60
> SN - 255.255.255.0
> DG - none
> DNS - 192.168.1.60
>
> External:
> IP - 192.168.1.99
> SN - 255.255.255.0
> DG - 192.168.1.30 (our router)
> DNS - (our ISP's DNS server)
> Client for MS Networks, File and Printer sharing, and NetBIOS are all
> turned off for this NIC.
>
> So, here is my main problem... as soon as I enable the External NIC,
> it registers itself with the server name in DNS, screwing up shares
> and stuff until I shut it off and delete the DNS entries. Any idea on
> this one? This is preventing me from going any further because I
> can't leave people without access to the server.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Rob

Running a RAS/VPN connection to your only DC causes all sorts of
problems with DNS and WINS. See MS KB 292822.

"Rob Carroll IndusCom" <robc@industrialcommunications.com> wrote in message
news:70c2f76b.0307011249.69b06453@posting.google.com...
> Hey all,
> I'm trying to set up a VPN to allow mobile users to access my Win2K
> domain from the outside world.
>
> I have a Win2K server with SP3. This is our "everything" server,
> DHCP, DNS, file and print, and our only DC. Actually, it's our only
> server (I'm this company's first dedicated IT guy, so I'm building
> this environment from the ground up).
>
> The server has two NICs, one for internal and one for external. Here
> are the specifics:
>
> Internal:
> IP - 192.168.1.60
> SN - 255.255.255.0
> DG - none
> DNS - 192.168.1.60
>
> External:
> IP - 192.168.1.99
> SN - 255.255.255.0
> DG - 192.168.1.30 (our router)
> DNS - (our ISP's DNS server)
> Client for MS Networks, File and Printer sharing, and NetBIOS are all
> turned off for this NIC.
>
> So, here is my main problem... as soon as I enable the External NIC,
> it registers itself with the server name in DNS, screwing up shares
> and stuff until I shut it off and delete the DNS entries. Any idea on
> this one? This is preventing me from going any further because I
> can't leave people without access to the server.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Rob

"Bill Grant" <bill_grant@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:<uAOqENFQDHA.4024@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>...
> Running a RAS/VPN connection to your only DC causes all sorts of
> problems with DNS and WINS. See MS KB 292822.

Reading it now. Thanks!

Rob