@daniell:
Hi,
you can push your WINS-Servers IP to the Roadwarrior using the DHCP-Options. These Options can be configured in the pfsense GUI /VPN/OpenVPN/OpenVPN: Server (Edit your OpenVPN-Server config)/custom options. We use:
push "dhcp-option DNS xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"; push "dhcp-option WINS xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx";
The first option is for pushing the DNS-Servers IP, the second Option is for pushing the WINS-Servers IP to the client. Exchange xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with the IP-Address of your DNS- or WINS-Server. You may push other DHCP-Options as well. Seperate the options with ;
Hopefully this will improve network browsing for you.
Regards,
Daniel
Hi, Thanks for that. I put in the various settings and was able to pick up the WINS server through my OpenVPN connection. (see below), but for some reason, the neighborhood of computers still does not appear (only the client machine). I'm a bit puzzled by this. Would the fact that OpenVPN requires that you assign a separate subnet to your LAN be part of the problem? As far as I know, this should work unless I need a rule for some sort of broadcast stuff…
Anyhow, it's not a big deal because I can still access network shares through OpenVPN. I just need to know the name of the computer that I want.
Ethernet adapter OpenVPN:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TAP-Win32 Adapter V8
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-3B-2B-69-CB
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.6
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.252
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.5
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.67.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.67.5
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 19 February 2007 20:14:23
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 19 February 2008 20:14:23