[vpn-help] DNS server preference

[Matthew Grooms]

On 9/28/2010 3:40 PM, lst_hoe02 at kwsoft.de wrote:
> Hello
>
> we like to set for all VPN users a "prefered" internal DNS-server to
> resolve internal addresses and external ones. Unfortunately it seems
> that after bringing up the VPN still the DNS server assigned to the
> Windows LAN Interface is used. This is especially annoying with provider
> which lie about non-existing domains to redirect to some search page.
>
> Details:
>
> Client OS Windows XP-SP3 with ShrewSoft VPN Client 2.1.6 and a virtual
> interface with manual assigned IP address and DNS server. No Split DNS
> or search suffix set. Name resolution by hand works fine across the
> tunnel but as said the DNS server assigned by DHCP to the Windows LAN
> Interface is used first.
>
> Any chance to get the VPN DNS Server as prefered??
>

Hi Andreas,

How do you have DNS configured on the client OS? Is "Append primary and 
connection specific DNS suffixes" or "Append these DNS suffixes ( in 
order )" selected under the advanced TCP/IP settings DNS tab?

-Matthew