Re: Inconsistant network connectivity

From: Celler Dweller (nowhereman_at_nowhereland.org)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:20:31 -0500

Hi Corey,
  I just had to diagnose a similar issue at my work. I would first look
in the event log, this my give us more of a clue. I not really a server
guy but you can ping -a Your.Server.IP.Here to see if your client can
resolve addresses to a host name.
Dave

Corey wrote:

> My clients all have obtain IP and DNS automatically. Ipconfig /all on a
> client shows the Primary DNS suffix and DNS suffix search list as our domain
> name "Remtech.biz".
> The server has been assigned the role of a DNS server but the reverse lookup
> zones folder is empty. The forward lookup zones folder has some records
> related to our domain name mentioned above.
> I'm still kinda new at this so I appreciate your help and patience.
> Thanks again
>
> "Danny Sanders" wrote:
>
>
>>AD must have a DNS server set up for the AD domain. Your users should point
>>to that AD DNS server only.
>>
>>Do they?
>>
>>hth
>>DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
>>
>>"Corey" <Corey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>news:22BEBE8C-9E92-43FE-85FC-F256EE13B16D@microsoft.com...
>>
>>>Running small office network of <10 PC's running Win 2K pro SP4 with a Win
>>>2003 Server. I have a domain setup with the server as the DHCP server and
>>>all seems to work fine.
>>>Problem: Inconsistant network conectivity issues. Clicking on a mapped
>>>network drive shortcut or simple shortcut to network share results in a
>>>serious lag followed by a "Network Path error". This problem is resolved
>>>by
>>>clicking "My Network Places" and traversing a path back to the specified
>>>share. I shouldn't have to do this for this shortcut or mapped share to
>>>remain connected should I? This problem doesn't always occur either.
>>>Sometime the shortcuts or mapped shares access just fine, sometimes they
>>>don't. I've tried to isolate any problems with the network when the
>>>problem
>>>occurs but cannot find anything out of the ordinary. All clients running
>>>through a 10/100 switch and teminated correctly. This problem is more of
>>>an
>>>annoyance than anything, but I need to resolve this. My boss is
>>>frustrated
>>>and so am I.
>>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>

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