Odd VPN/RAS Problem XP -> 2000

[John Steele]

I have an odd problem with my VPN RAS. I have two RAS servers in my office,
both running on 2000 AS. I have a XP clinet at home that I ue to connect to
the office and have a batch set up to map network drives for this
connection.

If I use RAS Server A I am able to map network drives on any machine in the
office, including Server A, which is the objective.

However, if I use RAS Server B I am able to map drives on any machine EXCEPT
Server B. Attempting to map a drive on B I get a Error 53 Path not found
error.

I have examined the RAS setup for these connections on the client and they
are identical. Both have NetBIOS over TCPIP configured, use the same DNS
configuration, etc. The ONLY difference in the two profiles is the target
address.

I have examined the RAS Server setup on the two servers and they appear to
be identical also.

Both RAS Server A and B are happend to be AD controllers in the domain so it
can't be be because one is a controller ant the other not.

Why does this work for one server but not the other?

Thansk
john

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

if you get system error 53, it could be the name resolution issue or firewall blocking the access. can you ping the server b by IP?

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I have an odd problem with my VPN RAS. I have two RAS servers in my office,
both running on 2000 AS. I have a XP clinet at home that I ue to connect to
the office and have a batch set up to map network drives for this
connection.

If I use RAS Server A I am able to map network drives on any machine in the
office, including Server A, which is the objective.

However, if I use RAS Server B I am able to map drives on any machine EXCEPT
Server B. Attempting to map a drive on B I get a Error 53 Path not found
error.

I have examined the RAS setup for these connections on the client and they
are identical. Both have NetBIOS over TCPIP configured, use the same DNS
configuration, etc. The ONLY difference in the two profiles is the target
address.

I have examined the RAS Server setup on the two servers and they appear to
be identical also.

Both RAS Server A and B are happend to be AD controllers in the domain so it
can't be be because one is a controller ant the other not.

Why does this work for one server but not the other?

Thansk
john

 

[John Steele]

I can ping the target. I thought about the name resolution so I tried it by the IP address and that behaved exactly the same way. It's really mystifying.


if you get system error 53, it could be the name resolution issue or firewall blocking the access. can you ping the server b by IP?

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I have an odd problem with my VPN RAS. I have two RAS servers in my office,
both running on 2000 AS. I have a XP clinet at home that I ue to connect to
the office and have a batch set up to map network drives for this
connection.

If I use RAS Server A I am able to map network drives on any machine in the
office, including Server A, which is the objective.

However, if I use RAS Server B I am able to map drives on any machine EXCEPT
Server B. Attempting to map a drive on B I get a Error 53 Path not found
error.

I have examined the RAS setup for these connections on the client and they
are identical. Both have NetBIOS over TCPIP configured, use the same DNS
configuration, etc. The ONLY difference in the two profiles is the target
address.

I have examined the RAS Server setup on the two servers and they appear to
be identical also.

Both RAS Server A and B are happend to be AD controllers in the domain so it
can't be be because one is a controller ant the other not.

Why does this work for one server but not the other?

Thansk
john