two lans through vpn

Hi, I have two lans that they are connected through a vpn, but from the lan
A I do not see the PC that they are in the lan B and vice versa, from the
lan A To in order access to a PC that is in the B lan must use to
\\pcname\share, even if in both the lans the name resolution happens
correctly, that is from the lan A I succeed to resolve the names of the PC
that they are in the B lan and vice versa, where is the problem?
On all client I use win2000/xp and the servers with win2000server and
win2003 server.
Thanks.

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Salvatore.

Salvatore wrote:
> Hi, I have two lans that they are connected through a vpn, but from
> the lan A I do not see the PC that they are in the lan B and vice
> versa, from the lan A To in order access to a PC that is in the B lan
> must use to \\pcname\share, even if in both the lans the name
> resolution happens correctly, that is from the lan A I succeed to
> resolve the names of the PC that they are in the B lan and vice
> versa, where is the problem?
> On all client I use win2000/xp and the servers with win2000server and
> win2003 server.
> Thanks.
>
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>
> Salvatore.

You're asking for browsing - but that relies on NetBIOS, and that kind
traffic isn't being allowed across the VPN. This can be a pain - you can set
up WINS on one server in each location & replicate between the two - or see
if you can open up the NetBIOS broadcast traffic across the VPN (but ugh...I
wouldn't).

See http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=2520

....or just use login scripts that map drives to the resources you need, so
you don't have to care about browsing anyway.

Hi,

> You're asking for browsing - but that relies on NetBIOS, and that kind
> traffic isn't being allowed across the VPN. This can be a pain - you can
set

...unfortunately I don't have access to the vpn configuration but I have
asked and the answser is that the netbios traffic is enable across the VPN,
however request how 'ping' and 'tracert' are ok ! .. but I don't know if
this can to be important ..

> up WINS on one server in each location & replicate between the two - or
see
> if you can open up the NetBIOS broadcast traffic across the VPN (but
ugh...I
> wouldn't).
>
> See http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=2520

...if I use a wins server make installation a wins server on every server
(that is two servers) and must be enable to update between the two wins
server ?
thanks.

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Salvatore.

If WINS is not setup between the two networks then this type of name
resolution could also be trying do broadcasts to resolve the names. It may
be that your routers are blocking the broadcasts. I would reccomend
implementing WINS on either side and replicating between them.

"Salvatore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ubUGoSt$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
>> You're asking for browsing - but that relies on NetBIOS, and that kind
>> traffic isn't being allowed across the VPN. This can be a pain - you can
> set
>
> ..unfortunately I don't have access to the vpn configuration but I have
> asked and the answser is that the netbios traffic is enable across the
> VPN,
> however request how 'ping' and 'tracert' are ok ! .. but I don't know if
> this can to be important ..
>
>> up WINS on one server in each location & replicate between the two - or
> see
>> if you can open up the NetBIOS broadcast traffic across the VPN (but
> ugh...I
>> wouldn't).
>>
>> See http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=2520
>
> ..if I use a wins server make installation a wins server on every server
> (that is two servers) and must be enable to update between the two wins
> server ?
> thanks.
>
> ----------
>
> Salvatore.
>
>