Login to a Windows 2000 server on other network segment

Hi,

I get a login problem from WinXP client to Windows 2000 server. I have two
sites which connected via site to site VPN connection
14 clients are located in network 192.168.25.128/26 with gateway
192.168.25.190. DNS is pointing to 192.168.204.5 and 4
The other site with Windows 2000 server installed with network
192.168.204.0/24 with gateway 192.168.204.254.
A static route has been added to the routing table 192.168.25.0
192.168.204.252 at the router in network 192.168.204.0

The windows server is installed with active directory.

When I try to login to the Windows from XP. The message promot me the
Domain is cannot be found and the shared folder in the server cannot be
mapped.

How can I connect to this Windows server with different network segment?

Thank you

Charles

If the 192.168.204.0 network needs a static route to reach the
192.168.25.128 network, doesn't the 192.168.25.128 network also need a
static route to reach 192.168.204.0?

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"pro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I get a login problem from WinXP client to Windows 2000 server. I have
two
> sites which connected via site to site VPN connection
> 14 clients are located in network 192.168.25.128/26 with gateway
> 192.168.25.190. DNS is pointing to 192.168.204.5 and 4
> The other site with Windows 2000 server installed with network
> 192.168.204.0/24 with gateway 192.168.204.254.
> A static route has been added to the routing table 192.168.25.0
> 192.168.204.252 at the router in network 192.168.204.0
>
> The windows server is installed with active directory.
>
> When I try to login to the Windows from XP. The message promot me the
> Domain is cannot be found and the shared folder in the server cannot be
> mapped.
>
> How can I connect to this Windows server with different network segment?
>
> Thank you
>
> Charles
>
>

Both routers have a static route.
"Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:Op7w%(E-Mail Removed). gbl...
> If the 192.168.204.0 network needs a static route to reach the
> 192.168.25.128 network, doesn't the 192.168.25.128 network also need a
> static route to reach 192.168.204.0?
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "pro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I get a login problem from WinXP client to Windows 2000 server. I have
> two
>> sites which connected via site to site VPN connection
>> 14 clients are located in network 192.168.25.128/26 with gateway
>> 192.168.25.190. DNS is pointing to 192.168.204.5 and 4
>> The other site with Windows 2000 server installed with network
>> 192.168.204.0/24 with gateway 192.168.204.254.
>> A static route has been added to the routing table 192.168.25.0
>> 192.168.204.252 at the router in network 192.168.204.0
>>
>> The windows server is installed with active directory.
>>
>> When I try to login to the Windows from XP. The message promot me the
>> Domain is cannot be found and the shared folder in the server cannot be
>> mapped.
>>
>> How can I connect to this Windows server with different network segment?
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Charles
>>
>>
>
>

Step one is to check that the routing is working. Can you ping the
server from the client by its IP address?

Step two is to check that you can reach the server by DNS. From a
command prompt on the client, do an nslookup of the server's DNS name (eg
server.domain.lcl). Does it return the correct IP address?

pro wrote:
> Both routers have a static route.
> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:Op7w%(E-Mail Removed). gbl...
>> If the 192.168.204.0 network needs a static route to reach the
>> 192.168.25.128 network, doesn't the 192.168.25.128 network also need
>> a static route to reach 192.168.204.0?
>>
>> Doug Sherman
>> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>>
>> "pro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I get a login problem from WinXP client to Windows 2000 server. I
>>> have
>> two
>>> sites which connected via site to site VPN connection
>>> 14 clients are located in network 192.168.25.128/26 with gateway
>>> 192.168.25.190. DNS is pointing to 192.168.204.5 and 4
>>> The other site with Windows 2000 server installed with network
>>> 192.168.204.0/24 with gateway 192.168.204.254.
>>> A static route has been added to the routing table 192.168.25.0
>>> 192.168.204.252 at the router in network 192.168.204.0
>>>
>>> The windows server is installed with active directory.
>>>
>>> When I try to login to the Windows from XP. The message promot me
>>> the Domain is cannot be found and the shared folder in the server
>>> cannot be mapped.
>>>
>>> How can I connect to this Windows server with different network
>>> segment? Thank you
>>>
>>> Charles

Step one - I can ping

Step two - The DNS return the correct IP address

"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed) bl...
> Step one is to check that the routing is working. Can you ping the
> server from the client by its IP address?
>
> Step two is to check that you can reach the server by DNS. From a
> command prompt on the client, do an nslookup of the server's DNS name (eg
> server.domain.lcl). Does it return the correct IP address?
>
> pro wrote:
>> Both routers have a static route.
>> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:Op7w%(E-Mail Removed). gbl...
>>> If the 192.168.204.0 network needs a static route to reach the
>>> 192.168.25.128 network, doesn't the 192.168.25.128 network also need
>>> a static route to reach 192.168.204.0?
>>>
>>> Doug Sherman
>>> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>>>
>>> "pro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I get a login problem from WinXP client to Windows 2000 server. I
>>>> have
>>> two
>>>> sites which connected via site to site VPN connection
>>>> 14 clients are located in network 192.168.25.128/26 with gateway
>>>> 192.168.25.190. DNS is pointing to 192.168.204.5 and 4
>>>> The other site with Windows 2000 server installed with network
>>>> 192.168.204.0/24 with gateway 192.168.204.254.
>>>> A static route has been added to the routing table 192.168.25.0
>>>> 192.168.204.252 at the router in network 192.168.204.0
>>>>
>>>> The windows server is installed with active directory.
>>>>
>>>> When I try to login to the Windows from XP. The message promot me
>>>> the Domain is cannot be found and the shared folder in the server
>>>> cannot be mapped.
>>>>
>>>> How can I connect to this Windows server with different network
>>>> segment? Thank you
>>>>
>>>> Charles
>
>

Right. What happens if you do nslookup with just the server name (eg
server).

pro wrote:
> Step one - I can ping
>
> Step two - The DNS return the correct IP address
>
> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online>
> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed) bl...
>> Step one is to check that the routing is working. Can you ping the
>> server from the client by its IP address?
>>
>> Step two is to check that you can reach the server by DNS. From a
>> command prompt on the client, do an nslookup of the server's DNS
>> name (eg server.domain.lcl). Does it return the correct IP address?
>>
>> pro wrote:
>>> Both routers have a static route.
>>> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:Op7w%(E-Mail Removed). gbl...
>>>> If the 192.168.204.0 network needs a static route to reach the
>>>> 192.168.25.128 network, doesn't the 192.168.25.128 network also
>>>> need a static route to reach 192.168.204.0?
>>>>
>>>> Doug Sherman
>>>> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>>>>
>>>> "pro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I get a login problem from WinXP client to Windows 2000 server. I
>>>>> have
>>>> two
>>>>> sites which connected via site to site VPN connection
>>>>> 14 clients are located in network 192.168.25.128/26 with gateway
>>>>> 192.168.25.190. DNS is pointing to 192.168.204.5 and 4
>>>>> The other site with Windows 2000 server installed with network
>>>>> 192.168.204.0/24 with gateway 192.168.204.254.
>>>>> A static route has been added to the routing table 192.168.25.0
>>>>> 192.168.204.252 at the router in network 192.168.204.0
>>>>>
>>>>> The windows server is installed with active directory.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I try to login to the Windows from XP. The message promot me
>>>>> the Domain is cannot be found and the shared folder in the server
>>>>> cannot be mapped.
>>>>>
>>>>> How can I connect to this Windows server with different network
>>>>> segment? Thank you
>>>>>
>>>>> Charles

It returns the correct IP address.

"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed) l...
> Right. What happens if you do nslookup with just the server name (eg
> server).
>
> pro wrote:
>> Step one - I can ping
>>
>> Step two - The DNS return the correct IP address
>>
>> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online>
>> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed) bl...
>>> Step one is to check that the routing is working. Can you ping the
>>> server from the client by its IP address?
>>>
>>> Step two is to check that you can reach the server by DNS. From a
>>> command prompt on the client, do an nslookup of the server's DNS
>>> name (eg server.domain.lcl). Does it return the correct IP address?
>>>
>>> pro wrote:
>>>> Both routers have a static route.
>>>> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:Op7w%(E-Mail Removed). gbl...
>>>>> If the 192.168.204.0 network needs a static route to reach the
>>>>> 192.168.25.128 network, doesn't the 192.168.25.128 network also
>>>>> need a static route to reach 192.168.204.0?
>>>>>
>>>>> Doug Sherman
>>>>> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>>>>>
>>>>> "pro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I get a login problem from WinXP client to Windows 2000 server. I
>>>>>> have
>>>>> two
>>>>>> sites which connected via site to site VPN connection
>>>>>> 14 clients are located in network 192.168.25.128/26 with gateway
>>>>>> 192.168.25.190. DNS is pointing to 192.168.204.5 and 4
>>>>>> The other site with Windows 2000 server installed with network
>>>>>> 192.168.204.0/24 with gateway 192.168.204.254.
>>>>>> A static route has been added to the routing table 192.168.25.0
>>>>>> 192.168.204.252 at the router in network 192.168.204.0
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The windows server is installed with active directory.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I try to login to the Windows from XP. The message promot me
>>>>>> the Domain is cannot be found and the shared folder in the server
>>>>>> cannot be mapped.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How can I connect to this Windows server with different network
>>>>>> segment? Thank you
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Charles
>
>

Then routing and name resolution are working correctly. Is the workstation
joined to the domain? If not, what happens if you try to join it?