Category: DirectAccess

• Resolving Windows Server DirectAccess Network Location Server DNS Scavenging Issue.

  A few weeks after deploying DirectAccess in my infrastructure environment, I encountered an issue where DirectAccess stopped working . My first step was to check the Operational Status of DirectAccess in the Remote Access Management console of the DirectAccess server. The Network Location Server status was flagged as Critical as indicated in the screen shot.…

  jbernec

  October 5, 2016

  DirectAccess

  DirectAccess, DNS, Network Location Server Error, Remote Access Management, Windows Server 2012 R2

• My Step-by-Step DirectAccess Configuration on Windows Server 2012 R2.

  Windows Server DirectAccess is an awesome and exciting feature. It’s a Windows Server role service that enables windows domain-joined machines to have always on and seamless connection to the corporate infrastructure securely over the internet without the need for traditional Virtual Private Network (VPN). The DirectAccess infrastructure has a lot of moving parts. Any dysfunction…

  jbernec

  August 22, 2016

  DirectAccess, Powershell 4.0, Remote Access, Windows Server 2012 R2

  Certificate, DirectAccess, DNS64, Firewall Profiles, Group Policy, IP-HTTPS Transition Technology, IPv6, Local Store, NCA, Netsh advfirewall, Network Location Server, NLS, Nrpt, PowerShell 5.0, Remote Access, SSL, WIndows 10 Enterprise, Windows Firewall