I don't know why this is but I've run into the problem even without using a
VPN. I recommend you setup a WINS server and enable NETBIOS. Many things
will work better, Exchange and joining the domain are two. Enabling WINS
uses very little resources and it cuts down on broadcast traffic. Despite
the "best practice" of disabling NETBIOS things just work better when it is
enabled.
--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca
"JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:19075B24-306F-48D0-9B74-44746D5315DE@microsoft.com...
> THEY'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!
>
> Kerry, because everything else I tried failed, I ended up enabling NetBIOS
> over TCP/IP on the adapters for both the DC and the machine I was
> attempting
> to join to the domain. The domian join was immediately successful AND UNC
> paths could be reached. Once joined, I disabled NETBT and the UNC paths
> were
> once again unreachable!
>
> Why is it that MS has encouraged removing WINS/NetBIOS from our domain,
> and
> now with the "latest and greatest" (sic) VISTA, it is again required!!!???
>
> Give me a friggin' break!
>
> Nevertheless, thank you for your suggestion to look at enabling NetBIOS on
> my NICS so that I could join the domain; problem solved.
>
> J
> --
>
>>
>>
>> Do you have a WINS server in the domain? Is the VPN connection set to use
>> a
>> DC on the domain for DNS and to use the WINS server for the domain? Is
>> NETBIOS enabled on the VPN connection? When trying to join the domain are
>> you using the NETBIOS name of the domain or the full name?
>>
>> --
>> Kerry Brown
>> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>>
>>