L2TP-IPSec can't resolve names

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Hello all,

I’ve set up a RB2011 as a VPN server (L2TP-IPSec) and can succesfully connect to it using either Win7 or Android. The only problem I’m having is that while i can ping and reach everything in the network (while connected via L2TP) i cannot use netbios names.

For example, my NAS has IP 192.168.88.13. If i do \192.168.88.13 in Win7, it will open the nas and show me the folders. However, if I try to do the same thing, using a name \nas then it doens’t work, saying it can’t find the location.

I tried specifying the Rb2011 as DNS server for this, but this doens’t matter. I did put the interface to which the NAS is connected on porxy-arp. I also tried running a own DNS server (Simple DNS +) and configured this server as the default DNS server in the L2TP PPP profile. This didn’t work (although i suspect the server was configured faulty).

Is this something small i’m missing? Could someone help out, greatly appreciated!
If i need to post screens/configs let me know please.

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WINS server is required for tihs to work over multiple L3 subnets.

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Thanks, i’ve been reading about this, seems like it’s the only way to go.

Which gives a new question, although it isn’t related to the router.

Is there a way to run a WINS server on a Win7 machine? All the pages i’ve read so far seem to use a Windows Server version. Is there a way or should I start using Windows Server?