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Linksys VPN, Windows AD/Browser issues

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snake77

IS-IT--Management
Jan 24, 2003
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My company has a Win2K server Domain Controller that is connected to a Linksys RV042 in gateway mode, which is in turn connected to a Linksys BEFSR 41 v2 in router mode, which is connected to the Internet using DSL. Both routers have public WAN IP's on a 255.255.255.248 subnet, and the RV042 has a local LAN IP of 192.168.1.1 on a 255.255.255.0 subnet (DHCP is run from the server). The RV042 connects the local W2k network including the server and clients, and the BEFSR41 connects a Notes server with a public IP to the Internet, as well as allowing Internet access for the W2K machines via the RV042. Everything works just fine, and I was able to establich a VPN tunnel to the RV042 and a Linksys BEFVP41 using my Comcast connection at home. However I am having problems getting my home computer to access the domain through the VPN. If I wait long enough I can see other computers in the Network Neighborhood, and eventually I can log into the server that way, but trying to log into the domain at Windows startup is impossible, I get a "no domain server available" message. The Event Viewer on my home computer shows I am getting the 8003 "The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer" error, so I assume there is some kind of Netbios/Browsing issue. I have been through all the previous posts on that subject (changing NIC duplex speed, turing off master browser in the registry, adding an entry in the LMHOSTS file, UDP broadcasts) and am having no luck.
Any ideas?
 
As far as the master browser error..
The only machine on your entire network with the master browser enabled in "services", on the network is the one machine which you want providing browser services (DC). All other machines should have the service disabled. Somewhere on your network there are at least two machines with the service started, if you have other VPN remote connections they also need to the Computer Browser service disabled.
 
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