Re: User Authentication- DNS issue?

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From: John Smith (jsmith_at_macroshaft.com)
Date: 01/17/05 

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:45:32 -0500

have you looked in the event viewer on both client & server when this
happens?

what is the exact error that you get?

i assume all machines/users are members of the domain?

install network monitor (add/remove windows components) on the server (or
ethereal on xp) and see what's going on behind the scenes.

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 21:39:08 -0800, skitrees wrote:

> John,
>
> Thanks for your reply. Yes, I have tried a fresh install of the client OS
> on ONE of the clients (all clients on the network have the same issue). All
> are running WinXP Pro. I've tried the OU approach with no GPs as well.
> Event logs always show everything is running good. No failures anywhere -
> except the logging of the same error I see on the screen about "user cannot
> logon twice" or whatever it is (though I'm not trying to log on twice - I'm
> simply trying to access my share).
>
> If I can provide any further information that would help out - please let me
> know.
>
> Thanks again for the quick reply.
>
> "John Smith" wrote:
>
>> have you tried a fresh install of the client OS (winxp?)?
>> and put the client pc/user in an OU that has no gp's.
>> event logs? anything there?
>> try running network monitor on the server too.
>>
>> On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:37:03 -0800, skitrees wrote:
>>
>> > I have been using Windows 2003 Small Business Server for over a year now.
>> > I've had a persistent issue which has survived even after reformatting and
>> > reloading the Windows 2003 Small Business Server machine.
>> >
>> > Here it is:
>> > The client machines can logon to the domain. Things work great for a few
>> > hours. No problems - all access is fine, and the system in entirety is
>> > running perfectly with no abnormalities. After a few hours, however, the
>> > clients seem to lockup for several minutes if the user attempts to access a
>> > shared folder on the server. The server will eventually send a request back
>> > to the client for username and password. If I enter the user I am currently
>> > logged on under - it will give me an error stating that this user is already
>> > logged on and has already tried to authenticate, and it won't let me on. I
>> > have to logon to the share as an administrator in order to gain access. The
>> > only other option is to simply restart the local clients - this fixes the
>> > problem for a couple hours again.
>> >
>> > I have run gpupdate on the clients, I have created a batch file to run
>> > ipconfig /release, ipconfig /flushdns, and ipconfig /renew on the clients -
>> > this actually will occassionally resolve the issue, but only like, 2% of the
>> > time.
>> >
>> > Any help would be greatly appreciated. If I have been unclear, need to post
>> > this somewhere else, or if you need further information from me - please let
>> > me know and I will do my best to follow whatever instructions are set out.
>> >
>> > I have setup several Small Business Server Machines without any problems.
>> > However - go figure - this one in my office has presented me with this odd
>> > issue that I can't seem to track down.
>> >
>> > Thanks!!
>> > Skitrees
>>
>>

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