How to establish communication between my Azure VM network and my laptop network?

Question

I have an Azure Virtual Machine configured with two NICs:

• NIC 1: Public IP: 20.197.47.120, Private IP: 192.168.1.4
• NIC 2: Public IP: 4.213.73.96, Private IP: 192.168.1.100 (set to static, also used as the DNS server)

My laptop network details:

• IPv4 Address: 192.168.1.13
• Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
• DNS Server: 192.168.1.1
• Public IP: 106.222.234.27

I am trying to establish communication between my laptop and the Azure VM, ensuring that my laptop can resolve domain services and access the VM using the configured static private IP (192.168.1.100). I want to set up a secure connection, possibly through a VPN or routing configuration.

• What is the best approach to achieve this connection?
• Do I need to configure a VPN (like Azure Point-to-Site or Site-to-Site)?
• Are there any additional DNS or gateway settings required for successful communication?

Any guidance on how to configure this properly would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

Hi @PAGO Analytics ,

I would recommend an Azure VPN Gateway with Point2Site or Site2Site configuration depending on your requirements. Some more details you will find here: What is Azure VPN Gateway?

If you don't need any public connections from other computer to the Azure VMs you should remove the public IP address to prevent any access from internet.

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Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

Hi @PAGO Analytics,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform. Thank you for reaching out & hope you are doing well.

What is the best approach to achieve this connection?

You can achieve this using Point-to-Site Connection.Point-to-Site VPN allows your laptop to securely connect to the Azure Virtual Network.

Do I need to configure a VPN (like Azure Point-to-Site or Site-to-Site)?

Configure Point-to-site.A Point-to-Site (P2S) VPN gateway connection lets you create a secure connection to your virtual network from an individual client computer.

Similar question: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2088653/i-have-created-vpn-gateway-and-i-want-to-provide-v

Refer this how to configure Point-to-site:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-certificate-gateway

After establishing the connection, please attempt to ping the VMs on both sides.

Are there any additional DNS or gateway settings required for successful communication?

After establishing the connection, could you perform a nslookup <FQDN> on the domains? If you are using the private endpoint, please check whether it resolves to the private endpoint or not it give the private ip of the domain.

Kindly let us know if this helps or you need further assistance on this issue.