[vpn-help] Shrew disables NetBIOS on NIC when VPN connects

[Matthew Grooms]

Brandon,

Indeed. The VPN client will disable NetBIOS name resolution unless the 
option is enabled and a WINS server IP address is specified in the site 
configuration. It's essentially this setting ...

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776524(v=ws.10).aspx

You shouldn't need to bounce the NIC in order to get DNS working. Are 
you using a virtual adapter or an existing adapter in your site config?

Thanks,

-Matthew

On 12/3/2012 2:59 AM, Brandon wrote:
>
> Hi Kevin,
>
> Thank you for replying to me. I only saw your response now.
>
> That is correct, I have found that if I do not enter a WINS address it
> disables the NETBIOS on the local NIC.
>
> Strangely enough, during the initial setup, I was prompted for a login
> whenever WINS was enabled and I wanted to connect the VPN. So I left it out.
> Most likely a PEBKAC moment..
>
> But now, as long as I enter an IP address(ANY) in the WINS field, in the VPN
> Site Configuration, NETBIOS stays enabled and the VPN connects with no other
> network problems.
>
> Thanks for that information, I did not know ShrewSoft requires any address in
> its WINS configuration for NETBIOS to stay enabled.
>
> PS. after playing around more with the WINS settings in ShrewSoft now, I found
> I need to bounce the NIC in order to get the DNS working again, even though
> all settings look standard, and /flushdns does not work.
>
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