This might help fix Windows 10 VPN and DNS issues when connecting remotely

[mikkydoos]

Here's a great link that has helped me sort out problematic and difficult to diagnose VPN and DNS issues in Windows 10 whilst connecting remotely.

 

I've had many users whose VPN connects without issue but is hit and miss when contacting the local network == problems with VPN's not being able to resolve DNS and therefore not able to connect to NETBIOS names e.g. mapped drives.

 

I'm using Smoothwall and their OpenVPN bundled package which I have had major issues with on Windows 10. This has resolved the DNS problem and improved speed and reliability greatly.

 

 

 

https://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0001402

[LeightonJames]

I had this issue with some of my VPN's for my schools but we use AD-Hoc VPN connections instead of always on. To resolve it we simply set the Preferred DNS address on the VPN connections to that of the DC.