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RRAS clients not registering to DNS servers
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Hi,
We have a RRAS 2016 server serving an SSTP VPN.
The server has a static pool configured for client IPs.
We are finding that when on site and not on the VPN, client devices correctly register against our DNS servers (AD DCs).
However, when connected to the VPN, they are not updating their DNS registrations or adding new entries, which leaves us with issues connecting to these VPN connected clients by name.
Is this scenario possible, and if so, how to I enable DNS record updates for these DNS clients?
Thanks
James
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2021-06-17T08:39:58.07+00:00 You're right, this is not ticket by default in the VPN configuration (I should have thought to check here).
As we deploy this VPN profile via group policy (PowerShell script), is there a way to enable this setting when deploying the profile?
I am not sure if there is a switch for this option, but it doesn't look like there is.I've seen some others suggest manually deploying a phonebook (PBK) file rather than Add-VPNConnection, but seems a bit more clunky and will overwrite any existing connections.
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Anonymous
2021-06-17T13:24:32.13+00:00 Something here may help.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-access/vpn/vpn-device-tunnel-config--please don't forget to
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2021-06-18T08:27:16.11+00:00 Thanks, but I've decided to go with a GPO to just copy the "rasphone.pbk" to programdata via group policy, as seems to be the simplest approach.
Cheers
James
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Anonymous
2021-06-17T08:42:10.44+00:00 Hi,
Thanks for posting in Q&A platform.
Kindly go to DNS tab of Advanced TCP/IP settings in Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP) Properties, please make sure that DNS suffix for this connection was filled with the specific domain name and Register this connection's addresses in DNS was checked.
And please configure the Dynamic updates of the specific zone to Nonsecure and secure to see if the issue still existed.
Best Regards,
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