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Sooner Al  
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 More options 4 Jan 2005, 13:37
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From: "Sooner Al" <Soone...@somewhere.net.invalid>
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 07:37:08 -0600
Local: Tues 4 Jan 2005 13:37
Subject: Re: Problem with DNS Lookup behind XP Firewall
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My solution, on a small SOHO LAN, is to use a host file on my remote PC to map IP addresses to a
name. Note this is a work group environment. Hopefully one of the other MVPs or another
knowledgeable person can be of further assistance...

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"Richard Tubb" <rich...@netlinktrading.co.uk> wrote in message

news:OSIqBEm8EHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi,

> We've recently rolled out Windows XP SP2 to our remote users and have enabled the XP Firewall on
> all network connections, including the VPN connection to the main office.

> We are now experiencing problems wherein users can't access PC's on the remote domain by name,
> only by IP address, when connected via VPN. Turning off the XP Firewall for the VPN immediately
> solves this problem - so the issue appears to be with DNS lookup through the XP Firewall.

> Is there a way to add an exception to the firewall to allow these lookups? File and Print Sharing
> is enabled on all Firewall entries and incoming ICMP exceptions are enabled.

> I'm a little baffled as why this setup doesn't work, but would be grateful for any advice from
> somebody with more experience of Firewalls! Am I wrong to try and firewall the VPN connection in
> the first place?

> Regards,

> Richard Tubb.
> www.netlinktrading.co.uk


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