Re: Network Problem

From: Roland Hall (nobody_at_nowhere)
Date: 11/01/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 02:18:16 -0600

"Rick Wong" wrote in message news:%23IqRIn9vEHA.2192@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
: I have a win2000 pro in the network. It has a strange situation is
that:
: 1. It can access the network drive in the server but can't add the
: printer at that server.
: 2. I can ping the DNS IP but can't ping the URL.
: Actually, I have use the DNS that provided by ISP.
: How can I test it to find out the problem....thx

Rick...

Nothing on the LAN should be pointing to the ISP's DNS servers except for a
forwarder in the DNS server settings. 

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Roland Hall
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