Re: laptops connect at work but not at home?

In news:CF669723-C934-4E1A-B5C2-78662B204B8B@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
mikeindo <mikeindo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> made this post, which I then
commented about below:
> "In IP properties, you can select to either obtain automatically"...
>
> Ok, setting static TCP/IP info. I thought you meant something else by
> "hardcoding." Yes, again, they're set to obtain automatically.
>
> Right, no viruses/spyware. Scanned with locally installed AV and
> online AV scanners.
>
>> about 150+ users and half of them have laptops and have no problems
>> whatsoever
>
> yeah, neither did we until I set up this GPO and included the laptops
> in it!
>
>> If you brought a new laptop in that never had the GPO settings,
>> does it work
>
> well, not sure. we dont have a new laptop that was just purchased to
> use for a test. it probably would though cuz the laptops' GPO now
> doesnt include DNS settings.

So it all points back to the GPO. Let's backtrack a sec. Did you ever get a
chance to run a Resulting Policy report thru GPMC on one of the affected
laptops or a user account?

Was this a GPO you created or did you alter the Default Domain Policy? If
not the default, did you completely remove the GPO and allow the user to
logon and then logoff and then go home and try it again?

Was anything else altered thru the reg such as the MTU settings? That can
affect communication. Any other software installed on these laptops that
affect network settings, such as WinPoet or anything else?

Originally you said you posted this in the GPO newsgroup. I was looking for
it in win2000.group_policy group but couldn't find your name. I was curious
what those guys had to offer.

If you re-ran Windows setup on one of the laptops, in effect resetting the
system (it will keep the users' profiles, apps and other settings intact),
and then put the computer into another OU without that GPO, does it work? I
know this is alot of work, but I'm trying to pinpoint where the issue is.

Also, maybe disjoining one of them, allow the user to take it home and try
it, then when they return, re-join it but put it in a different OU.

Ace



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