Re: DNS, NETBIOS, DHCP and WINS

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From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 12/12/04


Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:46:35 GMT


"JohnDeeze" <JohnDeeze@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B5F5DAC2-F808-46C4-9CBB-EEB306D6FEC7@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the replies, i asked a question in here a couple of days ago
> and
> was wondering if any of you could possibly put your minds to it and see
> what
> i am missing.
>
> Problem i posted was as follows:
>
> N'work was ok until today when we had to reboot the WINS srvr
>
> Domain running NT & 2K servers only
>
> We have a total of 18 srvs over multiple sites
>
> 10 srvs at HQ, including the DHCP, PDC
>
> 1 srv at each remote location (either NT or 2k srvs, which are used as
> BDC's
> or trusts, not quite sure to be honest)
>
> Since we rebooted the WINS srv, NT pc's at HQ have a problem accessing a
> (Finance) 2k srv at a remote location.
>
> Finance usrs at HQ want to save files to the finance srv. However, after
> the
> reboot on the WINS srv they can no longer access the Finance srvr, though
> they can see it in network n'hood.
>
> Prob Description
> -- -- --
>
> When logged in as Dom ADMIN or a dom user on the problem NT PC's.
>
> Users still have their mapped drives to N:\Finance and the mapped drives
> are
> still mapping when you look under my computer but mapped drives are not
> accessible by anyone including Domain Admins when they dbl click and try
> to
> open N:\Finance
>
> (Domain Admin gets the following dialog box
> Login with the following credentials and a username and passowrd box pops
> up)
>
> (Dom usrs get Access denied dialog box)
>
> I can't access the Finance srv from N'work N'hood either, though i can see
> it along with the rest of the PC's and srvs on the n'work.
>
> I can ping the Finance srvr by pinging the <Servername> or the <IP Address
> of the Finance srvr> when logged in as Dom ADmin or Dom Usr and get a
> reply
>
> I can connect to the srvr if i use Remote desktop Console from the problem
> NT Pc's
>
> When i RDC into the srvr i can open n'work places on the srvr and see in
> n'work places the name of problem NT PC's (IT F34, etc, however when i
> right
> click the NT pc's have no DNS name)
>
> DNS & WINS settings look ok via IPconfig, now here's the catch
> When i log onto a 2k or XP pc i have no problem at all with the ITFinance
> srvr
>
> I am logging in with the same usrname and pass on the XP Pc's as i was
> with
> the NT PC's.
>
> What could my prob be?
> Any help/Adive greatly appreciated
>
>
>



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  • Re: DNS, NETBIOS, DHCP and WINS
    ... N'work was ok until today when we had to reboot the WINS srvr ... srv at each remote location (either NT or 2k srvs, ... Finance usrs at HQ want to save files to the finance srv. ... When logged in as Dom ADMIN or a dom user on the problem NT PC's. ...
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    ... > Finance usrs at HQ want to save files to the finance srv. ... > reboot on the WINS srv they can no longer access the Finance srvr, ... > When logged in as Dom ADMIN or a dom user on the problem NT PC's. ...
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  • Re: Server problems with NT Clients
    ... > Finance usrs at HQ want to save files to the finance srv. ... > Finance srvr, though they can see it in network n'hood. ... > When logged in as Dom ADMIN or a dom user on the problem NT PC's. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.networking)
  • Re: Server problems with NT clients
    ... > Finance usrs at HQ want to save files to the finance srv. ... > Finance srvr, though they can see it in network n'hood. ... > When logged in as Dom ADMIN or a dom user on the problem NT PC's. ...
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