DNS Server Order and VPN Connections in Vista

It appears that in Vista, the DNS server(s) for a PPP connection are
always favored over those from other connection regardless of the
service provider order defined.

This can be easily verified by using the nslookup command without any
arguments and looking at the Default Server that is displayed.

This is different than XP.

Is there any way to change this?
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David L. Crow (E-Mail Removed)

This could be the binding order issue. This post may have more details.
Fixed: Vista VPN name resolution issue
However, we can't use the office servers using host name or FQDN. All
XP computers don't have this issue. All XP and Vista clients use the same
VPN client ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...5b88902b4d4772


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"David L. Crow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:a7d4ea8c-b4e5-4809-8e38-(E-Mail Removed)...
> It appears that in Vista, the DNS server(s) for a PPP connection are
> always favored over those from other connection regardless of the
> service provider order defined.
>
> This can be easily verified by using the nslookup command without any
> arguments and looking at the Default Server that is displayed.
>
> This is different than XP.
>
> Is there any way to change this?
> --
> David L. Crow (E-Mail Removed)

"David L. Crow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:a7d4ea8c-b4e5-4809-8e38-(E-Mail Removed)...
> It appears that in Vista, the DNS server(s) for a PPP connection are
> always favored over those from other connection regardless of the
> service provider order defined.
>
> This can be easily verified by using the nslookup command without any
> arguments and looking at the Default Server that is displayed.
>
> This is different than XP.
>
> Is there any way to change this?
> --
> David L. Crow (E-Mail Removed)

Did you uncheck the "Use Default Gateway" option and adjust the "advanced"
DNS settings for the connection?

-Frank