Can't connect to remote computers except by FQDN.
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So I've been running a pfSense instance at work for about 5 years. Recently, I bought a SG-1100 to use at home as well to replace an older router I had that ran OpenWRT. I have an OpenVPN connection set up for remote access to work, for the most part it works fine. But ever since I upgraded my home router, I am unable to connect to any work computer unless I use either the computer's IP address or its FQDN. I can't connect by ComputerName, just by ComputerName.Domain.local, or IP. I know the workaround and can connect to computers but it's different than my normal habits and can be somewhat frustrating. Any ideas on anything I can do to?
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How would you expect something to resolve if its not fully qualified... If you want to resolve just host and not host.domain.tld then on your computer setup a search suffix..
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The behavior is expected unless you configure a way to resolve hostnames in the domain. This means configuring the server to push the onsite DNS server(s) and a default domain to the connected clients.
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As I said, everything used to work with the same VPN config with my OpenWRT router, I just figured when the VPN was connected the domain information was getting passed through before. But I went and found the domain passthrough and set it up, and it is working like it used to now, I can connect just by ComputerName. Not sure how the other router worked without the same setting. Thank you both for your help.
