I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 box hosting a VPN to grant remote access to a home network.
The network does not and will not have a domain. (I need FUS on XP machines)
The VPN works fine, except that I cannot access any other machines by name over the VPN.
I can access the VPN server by name, and I can access the other machines by IP address, but whenever I ping any other machine name, it waits ~30 seconds and says it couldn't find the host.
EDIT: If possible, I'd prefer a solution that doesn't involve reconfiguring the client machines, and that will allow the other machines to communicate with each-other even if the server goes down.
Best Answer
NetBIOS is a non-routeable protocol. You will need to have a WINS server setup at the VPN endpoint, and configure your remote clients to use that WINS server.
Are people really still using NetBIOS ??? You should REALLY transition to a DNS based name resolution setup.