Re: Problems opening Active Directory users and computers



Hello Adam V.,

Please post an ipconfig /all from the machine here.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I'm having some issues with a Domain Controller running Windows Server
2003 x64 Edition. Active Directory is installed and working, however,
when I haven't touched the server for a certain amount of time,
suddenly, I can't open Active Directory users and computers, or sites
and services, or domains and trusts. It just tells me something is
not found, like a network path. I have found that if I log off and
log back on, I can get in with no problem. Rebooting also fixes it,
but a log off and on works as well. I have also noticed that whenever
I can't get in to Active Directory, I also have lost Internet access.
If I log off and log back on, I can access the Internet again. Once
I've left the server alone for a while, though, it will just stop
being able to access the Internet, and Active Directory will no longer
be accessible. I don't know if this is related or not, but I'm
getting a lot of Netlogon 5774 errors in the event viewer for
"system". I installed DNS when I did the DCPROMO, and the DNS server
address for my network adapter is the static IP address of the domain
controller. All my workstations point to the domain controller for
their primary DNS, and they have no problems.

Thanks,

Adam V.



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