Re: Change in Software Distribution Path

From: Alexander Suhovey (asuhovey_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/24/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 18:53:39 +0400

Ops, sorry for typo.
> 7,8 Same as 5
should be "7,8 same as 2,3"

"Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23I0meqYcEHA.796@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Checked that with sniffer.
> Typing \\server1\share <Enter> in Explorer window resulted in following
> sequence:
> 1. NetBIOS broadcast name query for SERVER1<20>
> (I don't use WINS at home. In case of WINS guess first request would be to
> WINS server)
> 2,3 Two DNS query for A type record server1.<MY DOMAIN>
> 4. Get negative response from DNS
> 5,6 Same as 1
> 7,8 Same as 5
> 9. Get "Windows cannot find '\\server1\share'"
>
>
> Al.
>
>
> "Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23Yp1MgYcEHA.2544@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > 2k+ clients use DNS.
> > Even if path cpecified is NetBIOS name i.e. \\server2\packaged apps?
> >
> > Al.
> >
> >
> > "Brian Desmond [MVP]" <desmondb@payton.cps.k12.il.us> wrote in message
> > news:OxBUUPTcEHA.380@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > 2k+ clients use DNS.
> > >
> > > --
> > > --
> > > Brian Desmond
> > > Windows Server MVP
> > > desmondb@payton.cps.k12.il.us
> > >
> > > http://www.briandesmond.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:%23QdhQ%23JcEHA.2944@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi Martin,
> > > >
> > > > Did you try to set NetBIOS alias in server's registry?
> > > >
> > > > http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBA/tip0000/rh0062.htm
> > > >
> > > > Tried net view and it works fine with aliases for me...
> > > >
> > > > Note that if you have WINS in your LAN it can take some time before
> > server
> > > > will update it's records in WINS database...
> > > >
> > > > hth,
> > > > Al.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Martin Powell" <martin.powell@itnetplc.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:28fe01c47090$1d2daa30$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > > > > What a pain! All must be done manually??
> > > > >
> > > > > I have played about with DNS (CNAME & A records), NetBIOS
> > > > > over TCP/IP, WINS and several other solutions in a test
> > > > > lab environment but no luck so far.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Ping server1" works OK and directs to server 2, but "net
> > > > > view \\server1" still directs to server1, so the
> > > > > installation path cannot be found.
> > > > >
> > > > > Martin
> > > > >
> > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > >Just trying to think 'outside the box'...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Could he try 'fooling' the computers in the domain into
> > > > > >thinking the newer server is the old server, and simply
> > > > > >move the data, and create a DNS entry, i.e. server1 was
> > > > > >1.1.1.1, server2 is 1.1.1.2, just enter a DNS record
> > > > > >server1 1.1.1.2?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Does that make sense, or is that just really fuzzy and
> > > > > >won't work?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Ken
> > > > > >
> > > > > >>-----Original Message-----
> > > > > >>Martin-
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>You need to reassign all the software packages in the
> > > > > >GPOs, which will cause
> > > > > >>an uninstall/reinstall process on each machine.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>--
> > > > > >>--
> > > > > >>Brian Desmond
> > > > > >>Windows Server MVP
> > > > > >>desmondb@payton.cps.k12.il.us
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>http://www.briandesmond.com
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>"Martin Powell" <martin.powell@itnetplc.com> wrote in
> > > > > >message
> > > > > >>news:1e0001c46fd7$948b1090$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> > > > > >>> I am decommissioning a Windows 2000 server that
> > > > > >currently
> > > > > >>> holds the software packages used in GPO's
> > > > > >e.g. "\\server1
> > > > > >>> \packaged apps". I want to move these packages to a
> > > > > new
> > > > > >>> server e.g. "\\server2\packaged apps" but the path to
> > > > > >the
> > > > > >>> original server is hard-coded into the softare
> > > > > >>> distribution GPO.
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> How can I redirect the software path within the GPO
> > > > > to
> > > > > >a
> > > > > >>> different server??
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> Thanks
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> Martin Powell
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >.
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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