Ditto.

-sc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 12:40 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: PC in domain across stable VPN tunnel?
> 
> I would recommend never doing it. :)
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Scott <[email protected]>
> 
> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:35:44
> To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: PC in domain across stable VPN tunnel?
> 
> 
>   Be aware that having an ISP nameserver configured in addition to
> internal nameservers can sometimes cause issues.
> 
>   The typical scenario is: AD domain name is not visible in the public
> DNS.  One must query internal nameserver(s) to find it.  The internal
> nameserver(s) are listed first in IP configuration, but some ISP
> nameservers are also listed.
> 
>   The typical failure mode is: Client (AD member) queries internal
> nameservers for AD domain name.  For some reason (e.g., VPN glitch),
> no answer is received from the internal nameservers.  Client falls
> back to the ISP nameservers.  ISP nameservers say "that domain does
> not exist".  Client gets very confused, since it's just been told its
> AD domain doesn't exist.  Various things on the client get farked
> until reboot.
> 
>   This is especially irksome because things can work fine for months,
> then suddenly half the PCs will act funny until rebooted.  Lather,
> rinse, repeat.
> 
>   I'm not saying "never do this", but one should be aware of the
> potential failure mode.
> 
> -- Ben
> 
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