Right, but what I'm saying is that in the land of PIX (and most other non-Linksys firewalls) WINS requests are usually dropped. The PIX that we use has a command to allow WINS requests to pass-through the VPN, but it has worked "sketchy" at best.
Eric Fretz L-3 Communications ComCept Division 2800 Discovery Blvd. Rockwall, TX 75032 tel: 972.772.7501 fax: 972.772.7510 -----Original Message----- From: Erik Sojka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 12:14 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: VPN Users Fmuuh? Back in the day I'd always gotten WINS to work with minimal broadcasts being present (The VPN settings relating to broadcasts were irrelevant) WINS *queries* from the client should work (assuming the correct node type is set). > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Eric Fretz > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 12:29 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: VPN Users > > WINS doesn't work through VPNs because it is based on a > broadcast topology. > Most good admins disable broadcast messages from flowing > across the VPN. > > Eric Fretz > > L-3 Communications > ComCept Division > 2800 Discovery Blvd. > Rockwall, TX 75032 > tel: 972.772.7501 > fax: 972.772.7510 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Russell W. Earnest [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 10:56 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: VPN Users > > > I actually had this same problem. My fix for it was to add > the Exchange > server to the LMHosts file. For some reason WINS would not > work throught the > VPN. Since you can ping using the FQDN and by IP address I > would think that > it is related to WINS somehow. > > > On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 10:50:41 -0500, April Fleming > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Exchange 5.5 > > > > VPN users cannot connect to the exchange server, users on > the network > > can. Mail settings on users computer are set to "exch3", which vpn > > users cannot ping. They can ping "exch3.prang.com", or the > actual ip > > address but cannot ping "exch3". > > > > When I try to go into the mail settings in control panel on users > > machine and change the exchange server to either > "exch3.prang.com" or > > the actual ip address, it automatically changes it back to > "exch3". > > So they cannot contact the server. I have added "exch3" to > the hosts > > file on their computer just to be sure. Still won't work. I > > obviously have something set up incorrectly but am at a total loss, > > any ideas? > > > > Thank you. > > > > April > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia > > Corp. > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > 475 Park Avenue South > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > > > > -- > Russell Earnest > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
