Re: Repost: VPN and user authentication

From: wailakig (wailaki_at_batnet.com)
Date: 07/14/03 

Date: 14 Jul 2003 11:19:41 -0700

Hi Folks:

the v.8 Safenet VPN Client connections don't support NetBIOS
Broadcasts, but browsing network neighborhood can work through this
connection if you have all of the necessary ingredients for NetBIOS
unicast:

make sure the remote PCs have WINS or DNS settings referring to your
target domain - that turns on NetBIOS over TCP/IP according to a
Microsoft KB article.

However, Master Browser only circulates every 10-15 minutes, so while
you have a connection to the domain you might have to wait a bit, but
I'm sure this is possible.

The new Global VPN client, because it allows DHCP-based connections,
is better with support for Windows networking issues like this. make
sure the DHCP assigns you the proper DNS and WINS settings.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message news:<e2LJ8LJSDHA.1976@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> The client machine should ideally be set up to log onto the domain (with
> cached credentials) - and then can use resources on the server(s) pretty
> easily. Give the user a copy of the login script to run after making the
> connection via VPN.
>
> BTW, I have a question for you - I use Sonicwalls & the VPN client myself,
> and have never been able to make browsing work (as the sonicwall doesn't
> allow NetBIOS traffic through with the VPN client (GroupVPN) connection,
> only with Sonicwall-to-Sonicwall VPN. I'm curious as to how you've made this
> work, as I think I've tried pretty much everything - I usually end up using
> LMHOSTS to resolve names, which works, but doesn't allow browsing. Would
> love something better - how'd you do it?
>
> Jeff Hamilton wrote:
> > Hi, please bear with me as I am pretty new at
> > administration of a w2k LAN.
> >
> > Have a small W2k LAN, 1 domain, AD, running in native mode
> >
> > We use a Sonicwall firewall and a VPN client provided with
> > the unit, I can connect just fine and DHCP/DNS seem to
> > work great. I can browse the entire network via NETBIOS
> > names with no problems.
> >
> > However, I am confused about how to authenticate a user.
> > Everyone connected through it appears to be on as Guest
> > and I'm unsure how to get into folders with permissions
> > set. How do I get Windows 2k to know what user is coming
> > through the tunnel?
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > -- Jeff

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