How to allow a remote user access to network DNS?

[robert]

How to allow a remote user access to internal networks DNS?



Running W2000 AD. Remote XP Pro user connecting via web and VPN client to a
Sonic Wall firewall/VPN server. Client can connect to internal network PCs
via browser using IP number, but can not connect using a computer's name.
Can ping IP numbers, but not names? No problem with internal PCs on the
network. Any suggestions?



Appreciate any help,



Robert

 

[Crazy Russian]

The only way I see this can be done if your client
specifies your public IP (Sonic Wall external IP) for DNS
server, and then your Sonic Wall should have some NAT
rules to pass that trafic to your internal DNS. To get
response back to the requester your DNS server should be
configured with Sonic Wall internal IP for default
gateway, and Sonic Wall should pass that response back to
the client

Just my 2 cents
CR

 

[ML.net]

Use Host files or point your DNS to the internal DNS server (if possible)
and use DNS suffix(ing).

 

[robert]

Thanks, I am trying your suggestions.

Robert

 

[robert]

Thanks, I am trying your suggestions.

Robert

Use Host files or point your DNS to the internal DNS server (if possible)
and use DNS suffix(ing).

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[robert]

This works if I specify my internal DNS address on my XP client under the
Local Area Connection > General> Properties>TCP/IP>Preferred DNS server.
However the problem is now when the XP Client is not connected via VPN to
the network, it can't access the web since in can't resolve the private DNS
address. Any ideas on how I can do both without having to keep changing the
DNS address on my client?



Robert

 

[robert]

I looked into using Host files! Can you give me a little more information on
how I should proceed. How do I point my DNS to the internal DNS server and
us DNS suffix(ing)? An example would be greatly appreciated.



Robert