Re: DNS resolution of file server...

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From: David (dcacvyird_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/22/04 

Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:42:44 -0700

Herb/Ace,

I just noticed when doing the "IPCONFIG" command, that
the problem systems node type is listed as "Peer-to-Peer"
where the systems that DO recognize the \\FILESERVER are
listed as "Mixed".

What's this mean?

>-----Original Message-----
>"David" <dcacvyird@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:42d801c4a02d$1f5eb750$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> I'm almost clueless on this topic.
>>
>> I started recently with a company that has a non-high-
>> tech setup and I'm trying to bring them up to the 20th
>> century.
>
>As long as you are at it, you might consider just
skipping
>the 20th and moving on to the 21st century <grin>
>
>> A PC is used as a file server (running W2Kpro)
>> and a dozen PC's on a DSL modem/router (with subsequent
>> simple hubs). There's no formal "Domain" set up, using
>> MS Workgroups.
>
>Then you are going to resolve them through DNS -- you are
>likely dependent on NetBIOS broadcasts which will work
>unless you have INTERNAL routers (which you didn't
>mention.)
>
>> Some PC's here to the file server as "FILESERVER" where
>> they have various department drives mapped. Other PC's
>> use the standard "192.168.1.X" to map the drives to.
The
>> fileserver has the IP setting at "auto assign IP
>> address" - and PC's are mapped to
\\192.168.1.X\Folder1.
>>
>> Why can't these PC's see the fileserver
as "FILESERVER" -
>> having to refer to the IP address?
>
>This does sound like you have a ROUTER (or routers)
>internally since Broadcasts would work if you had none.
>
>If you have a router, you need a WINS server and you need
>to set ALL of the machines (including ALL SERVERS) to
>use the WINS server.
>
>And at that point you should install an internal DNS
server
>too -- probably -- and point all internal machines to it.
>
>What happens when you "net view \\Server" name and
>Ping servername by both these names and by numbers?
>
>--
>Herb Martin
>
>
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

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