What kind of setup are your cable users using - is it straight DHCP assigned DNS or is there a client piece (like PPPoE) as well?
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Ed Esgro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 9:29 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: American Idol and HOSTS files. > > > I specifically had this problem with Cable connected users. > Dial up, DSL or > any other connection works perfect. I worked with the cable > company, Cisco > and Microsoft. Nobody can seem to figure out why it won't work right. > > I am willing to put my money on the cable company as the > fault. But their > level of support is horrible. > > The clients that are having this problem... would they happen > to be using a > cable connection to the internet? > > Just curious if I am alone with this issue. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Ellis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 9:06 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: American Idol and HOSTS files. > > We have a similar VPN problem that *seems* to only affects some users: > > User connects to ISP, picking up dns server details from them > along the > way. > > User then connects to VPN, getting wins, dns servers, etc from the VPN > server. This can be confirmed by an ipconfig /all. > > When user tries to connect to anything on our network by name, either > UNC or even FQDN, it fails. Running nslookup, we find it is using the > ISP DNS server. > > We worked round it with a hosts file, but is there any way of forcing > the VPN IP config to be the higher preference one? > > Also, any idea why it only happens to some clients? (mix of winxp SP1 > and win2k SP3, all domain members) > > Rob Ellis > Network Manager > Profectus IT > Tel 023 9224 7960 > Mob 07974 111867 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lum, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 06 February 2003 14:36 > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: American Idol and HOSTS files. > > > I've seen two shows (wife likes it) but it's f*ing everywhere on the > local radio stations so I can grasp the popularity. > > As far as HOSTS files according to the name resolution sequence I got > from Mastering Windows 2000 Server > http://www.datsuns.com/geekage/lookups.gif > the HOSTS file will speed up FQDN lookup, which is fine for AD and > Internet names but not UNC's. > > Dave Lum - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sr. Network Specialist - Textron Financial > 503-675-5510 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ed Esgro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 14:08 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: VPN, American Idol, Roger, and Band-Aids > > > American Idol??? > > Please don't tell me you watch that cr*p. > > BTW, > Roger is right. > > However I will always "on my own computer" use host files to > reduce name > resolution time. > > Definitely not a viable option for hundreds of VPN clients. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lum, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 5:02 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: VPN, American Idol, Roger, and Band-Aids > > American Idol has Simon, we have Roger. "Brutally accurate" would be a > fitting description. He's right in band-aids fix things now but makes > the overall picture worse. After six or seven band-aids > you're probably > better off blowing away the infrastructure. I am currently sifting > through a network put together in band-aid fashion and it's > like trying > to cut grass with scissors. > > Dave "grass grows faster than I can cut" Lum - > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sr. Network Specialist - Textron Financial 503-675-5510 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:08 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: VPN > > > > I just subscribed to this site. What I have read has been great. I > have been on the sidelines. I have to say though, you guys are rough! > > > > > > > Roger Seielstad > > <roger.seielstad@inovi To: "NT 2000 > Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > s.com> cc: > > Sent by: Subject: RE: VPN > > bounce-nt2000-574149@l > > s.swynk.com > > > > > > 02/05/2003 02:00 PM > > Please respond to "NT > > 2000 Discussions" > > > > > > > > > > The difference is that your opinion, as you call it, is a crutch that > both fails to solve the issue he's seeking assistance with, > and actually > adds to the complexity of addressing the root cause of the issue. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ed Esgro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 1:52 PM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: RE: VPN > > > > > > I gave an opinion, as did you, not an order. If he wants to > use host > > files, that is his choice. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 1:42 PM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: RE: VPN > > > > DO NOT use host files. They are unnecessary and will only > cause bigger > > > issues down the line. Not to mention they don't fix the browsing > > issue. > > > > Fix your concentrator or VPN server to ensure its passing > the correct > > WINS and DNS information to the clients. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Brett Wesoloski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:50 AM > > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > > Subject: RE: VPN > > > > > > > > > I believe your are correct. I have wins set up but not the host > > > files. I will do that. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ed Esgro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 10:48 AM > > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > > Subject: RE: VPN > > > > > > > > > I personally prefer to use host files for resolution > because I find > > > DNS or WINS through VPN is just not consistent. Their > computers may > > > not be registering with WINS or DNS, probably why you can't see > > > them. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Brett Wesoloski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:36 AM > > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > > Subject: OT: VPN > > > > > > Ok I have a VPN hooked up and users can connect to the network. > > > They can use applications which connect to SQL Server just fine. > > > But what I can't > > > seem to get to work is they can not see any of the servers or > > > computers on > > > the domain when they go to the microsoft windows network. > > > Also I can not > > > see there computers on the network. > > > > > > TIA, > > > Brett > > > > > > ------ > > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *****This email and any files transmitted with it are > > confidential and > > > intended solely for the use of the addressee. 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