Remote Desktop Connecting To Wrong PC

Hello all,

We use Windows SBS 2003, workstations are XP Pro. I have a strange
problem with VPN/Remote Desktop Connection. When connected to VPN
from outside our network, or even connected directly to our network, I
try to Remote to PC013, but it actually connects to PC-0030 (a
completely different PC). If I connect by IP address, it will go to
the correct PC, but not if I use the PC name. Any idea of what might
be causing this?

Thanks,

David

This is name resolution issue. I would check the record in DNS or WINS if
you have one.

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"David" <dkroll@commercialtax.com> wrote in message
news:3024b7c4-5fa1-4f87-84e2-0c8b9b065cc0@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Hello all,
>
> We use Windows SBS 2003, workstations are XP Pro. I have a strange
> problem with VPN/Remote Desktop Connection. When connected to VPN
> from outside our network, or even connected directly to our network, I
> try to Remote to PC013, but it actually connects to PC-0030 (a
> completely different PC). If I connect by IP address, it will go to
> the correct PC, but not if I use the PC name. Any idea of what might
> be causing this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David

Bob,

Could you give me a quick run-down of how to do that?

Thanks,

David

On May 23, 8:33 am, "Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)" <findem...@chicagotech.net>
wrote:
> This is name resolution issue. I would check the record in DNS or WINS if
> you have one.
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting onhttp://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access onhttp://www.HowToNetworking.com"David" <dkr...@commercialtax.com> wrote in message
>
> news:3024b7c4-5fa1-4f87-84e2-0c8b9b065cc0@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hello all,
>
> > We use Windows SBS 2003, workstations are XP Pro. I have a strange
> > problem with VPN/Remote Desktop Connection. When connected to VPN
> > from outside our network, or even connected directly to our network, I
> > try to Remote to PC013, but it actually connects to PC-0030 (a
> > completely different PC). If I connect by IP address, it will go to
> > the correct PC, but not if I use the PC name. Any idea of what might
> > be causing this?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > David

Open DNS manager to check A record and IP address. Make sure they match. Or
this search result may help.

Troubleshooting DNS
How to ensure that DNS is registering the Active Directory DNS records
..... Create a DNS record for pointing to the www with the public IP. ...
www.chicagotech.net/dnstroubleshooting.htm


--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"David" <dkroll@commercialtax.com> wrote in message
news:4fccf52c-aa29-4b99-9917-22ab4850a78f@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Bob,
>
> Could you give me a quick run-down of how to do that?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
> On May 23, 8:33 am, "Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)" <findem...@chicagotech.net>
> wrote:
>> This is name resolution issue. I would check the record in DNS or WINS if
>> you have one.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting
>> onhttp://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access
>> onhttp://www.HowToNetworking.com"David" <dkr...@commercialtax.com> wrote
>> in message
>>
>> news:3024b7c4-5fa1-4f87-84e2-0c8b9b065cc0@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > Hello all,
>>
>> > We use Windows SBS 2003, workstations are XP Pro. I have a strange
>> > problem with VPN/Remote Desktop Connection. When connected to VPN
>> > from outside our network, or even connected directly to our network, I
>> > try to Remote to PC013, but it actually connects to PC-0030 (a
>> > completely different PC). If I connect by IP address, it will go to
>> > the correct PC, but not if I use the PC name. Any idea of what might
>> > be causing this?
>>
>> > Thanks,
>>
>> > David
>