Re: net use z: \\FQDN\share issue
- From: "Ace Fekay [MVP]" <PleaseSubstituteMyActualFirstName&LastNameHere@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 23:08:47 -0500
In news:B31F9312-437C-4C11-B640-5B0D4FF7047B@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Archilles Castillo <ArchillesCastillo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> made this
post, which I then commented about below:
> Hi,
>
> I've migrated our DFS to domain-based DFS and a login script contain a
> mapping net use z: \\fabricorp.contoso.com\globalshare and that's
> where we started to face disconnection issues. DCs are all in 2003
> Std. and we have a mixture of NTSP6a, 2k and xp clients. Initially,
> it works fine but anytime of the day, Z: drive is either disconnected
> or inaccessible. I've implemented
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;244380 on the
> DFS server (also DC) and this appears to have resolved the 2k and xp
> clients. However, NT clients are still experiencing disconnection
> issue.
>
> If I ping and nslookup fabricorp.contoso.com from the NT client, the
> result is okay. What it is interesting is that net use z:
> \\fabricorp.contoso.com\globalshare sometimes works and sometimes it
> doesn't.
>
> On NT machine, NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : Yes
>
> Is this all required to force the NT to use DNS (FQDN)? As we still
> have NT clients, we still need WINS.
>
> Is there anything you can suggest to resolve our issues?
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Archie
Is the AD Client installed on the NT machines?
btw- Just having NT clients doesn't necessarily dictate whether WINS is
required in a multi-subnetted environment. If Exchange 2000 or 2003 is being
used, you will still *require* WINS.
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