Read inline please.

In news:%23vZy7xCrHHA.3924@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
Bob <86c6c2e6-2146512712@news.postalias> typed:
> Hi,
>
> I find that I often can't ping machines (%Computer%) in a different
> domain than mine that are on the same VPN. However, I most often can
> ping their FQDN (%Computer%.%UserDNSname%).
>
> There is no trust relationship between the domains and the only thing
> in common is they're on the same VPN and I use the same credentials
> (UserName, password) to log on to either domain.
>
> I have a stub-zone DNS entry for the other Domain in my domain's DNS
> server. What else do I need to make this more reliable?

DNS is unable to resolve single-label host names because they do not have a
DNS hierarchy. It is the responsibly of the client or client software to see
only DNS names to a DNS Server by appending non-FQDNs with a domain suffix
where the records are located.
If you want to access resources in the remote domain by only their NetBIOS
name, you will need to add the remote domain to the DNS Suffix search list,
use WINS, or use the hosts file.



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Best regards,
Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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