#Using sonicwall netextender windows
The only difference between this Windows server 2003 server and the other ones is that this one is the domain controller and routing and remote access is configured on this server.īecause Routing and Remote Access is configured, I cannot add the exception the firewall to allow us to connect to it using Remote Desktop Connection. I found that I cannot connect to one server on our domain when trying to use remote desktop connection from a domain computer.
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.255 This is not our Domain Subnet mask, ours is 255.255.255.0ĭNS Servers: These are the Correct IP addresses for our Domain DNS server IPv4 Address: (Preferred) This is a valid address on our Domain Addresses PPP adapter SonicWALL SSL-VPN NetExtender:
#Using sonicwall netextender Pc
On the Particular PC I am looking at today, the IPCONFIG /ALL lists the following information: Once the Laptop is connected to the domain using NetExtender, Net Extender receives a DHCP address from our domain and the NetExtender recognizes the DNS server as the correct one Occasionally, the users can connect to the server through Remote Desktop Connection by using the Server Name but not consistently. (Weather that is wireless to a ISP, Wi-Fi to a public Hotspot, Using their smart phone hotspot or using a Verizon Wireless USB device.) It does not seem to matter how the user connects their laptop to the Internet prior to connecting to the SonicWALL NetExtender, the issue still occurs. The SonicWALL is set up with the following NAT Policy:
We are using Windows DHCP and DNS and NOT the SonicWall DHCP or DNS. I would like them to be able to use the server name and not the IP address, does anyone know what may be happening to prevent this.Įach laptop is a named member of our domain. They can connect consistently to the same server using the IP address of the server. After connecting to our domain using SonicWALL NetExtender from an off-site location most of the time laptop users cannot use Windows Remote Desktop Connection to connect to a server on our domain using the server name.