Networking Issue - PCAnywhere, Server 2003 & DNS

Just upgraded from NT server to Server 2003. We have several remote users
accessing their office computers with PCAnywhere. We have a Sonicwall
Firewall and it is setup to use port forwarding for the PCAnywhere
requests. We are using the sonicwalls DHCP server and it is setup as the
gateway. It worked well under the NT server.

I had to change the DNS settings on all of our XP computers to the 2003
server inorder to resolve slow login and directory browsing. This has
caused PCAnywhere not to work. Symantec suggested that I try telnetting to
the router/firewall followed by the port number. I can sucessufully telnet
to a PCAnywhere win2k computer that has its dns set to the router. I can
not telnet to a PCAnywhere XP computer that has it's dns set to the 2003
server. Any suggestions on how to get PCAnywhere up and running? Thanks.

Responded to your request in another newsgroup.

It works much better if you CROSSPOST rather than
sending separate messages to multiple newsgroups.

(Just put them all in the Newsgroup to line.)

Why? You don't have to look through (and remember)
all the groups to which you post and anyone posting
an answer or trying to learn can see all of the other
questions, your answers, and the responses threaded
together.

Crossposting is NOT a bad thing when on-topic in
multiple groups.

--
Herb Martin


"Sam Mapson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:v_2Ed.2065$(E-Mail Removed) nk.net...
> Just upgraded from NT server to Server 2003. We have several remote users
> accessing their office computers with PCAnywhere. We have a Sonicwall
> Firewall and it is setup to use port forwarding for the PCAnywhere
> requests. We are using the sonicwalls DHCP server and it is setup as the
> gateway. It worked well under the NT server.
>
> I had to change the DNS settings on all of our XP computers to the 2003
> server inorder to resolve slow login and directory browsing. This has
> caused PCAnywhere not to work. Symantec suggested that I try telnetting
to
> the router/firewall followed by the port number. I can sucessufully
telnet
> to a PCAnywhere win2k computer that has its dns set to the router. I can
> not telnet to a PCAnywhere XP computer that has it's dns set to the 2003
> server. Any suggestions on how to get PCAnywhere up and running? Thanks.

Problem solved!!! I just came back from the office. It was something
very simple - the Windows XP firewall. I added the custom assigned
ports to the exclusion list - although PCAnywhere was in the list.
Thank you very much Herb Martin - if it wasn't for you, I would be still
looking for a fix in DNS. It threw me because the only thing that
changed was the DNS IP settings on the XP computers.

"Herb Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:e7Ky3ik9EHA.2876
@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:

> Responded to your request in another newsgroup.
>
> It works much better if you CROSSPOST rather than
> sending separate messages to multiple newsgroups.
>
> (Just put them all in the Newsgroup to line.)
>
> Why? You don't have to look through (and remember)
> all the groups to which you post and anyone posting
> an answer or trying to learn can see all of the other
> questions, your answers, and the responses threaded
> together.
>
> Crossposting is NOT a bad thing when on-topic in
> multiple groups.
>