RE: Netbios name resolution problem

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From: Larry Stotler (lstotler_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/26/04 

Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 15:54:02 GMT

Hello,

I am assuming that the clients are pointing ONLY to the WINS server you are
working on. If this is not true then look to any other coinfigured WINS
servers to see if the record exists there also.

Also if these are 2000 or XP clients, they will append thier Domain suffix
to the netbios name and look to DNS to resolve it. Look in your DNS
servers to see if the old entries are there.

I would suggest taking a Network trace to get the final answer on who it is
asking for name resolution and where the answer is coming from. You can
use Microsofts Network Monitor for this.

243270 HOW TO: Install Network Monitor in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=243270

148942 How to Capture Network Traffic with Network Monitor
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=148942

Larry Stotler, MCSE
Microsoft Product Support

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