Our users connect mainly through 56k dialup from client sites, with a couple of ISDN and a few Cable or DSL users. The problem doesn't seem to mind!
Rob Ellis Network Manager Profectus IT Tel 023 9224 7960 Mob 07974 111867 -----Original Message----- From: Ed Esgro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10 February 2003 14:29 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. 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