Yes, I can ping the RRAS and any other remote host by name or FQDN; UNC paths
are not found, however.
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"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
> Sound like name resolution issue. Can you ping the DC by using FQDN?
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0CB5CD74-516F-4F04-8962-E42341E8C596@microsoft.com...
> In the past I have successfully performed domain joins/disjoins over a PPTP
> VPN connection for WinXP. I have been unsuccessful in joining a Vista
> Ultimate machine to the same domain. I receive an error informing me that
> the format of the domain name I am using is incorrect (the domain name is an
> unregistered private one of the form: companyname.llc, reflecting the LLC
> status of my company). I don't know if this is the source of the problem or
> not, but I also cannot reach network shares either.
>
> Even though I can establish the VPN connection from the Vista machine and
> establish RDP connections to remote hosts, I cannot access network resources
> via UNC paths - the error indicates the network path cannot be found - could
> this underlying problem also be the reason I cannot join the machine to the
> domain?
>
> Is there some inherent security in the Vista OS that I need to configure to
> permit the resolution of UNC paths and join the machine to the domain?
>
> Thanks for any solutions you may offer.
>
> J
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