Need expert diagnosis (is there a doctor in the house?)
From: Ric (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/09/04
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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 14:25:12 -0800
Fantastic!!!
It worked and everthing seems back to normal
(why didn't I think of that?!!!)
Thanks!!!
Ric
>-----Original Message-----
>You may be on the right track but before you
>do anything crazy (like assign both nics on a multihomed
>server to the same network segment!!!) you might want
>to see if the NIC that you are currently using has
>NetBios enabled.
>
>If not, enable it and see if the server showsup in
>Net Neighborhood and then if your older computers can
>then find it.
>
>Regards,
>
>King Lim
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>HI,
>>
>>I've recently ran into a bit of a snag with my Domain
>>controller.
>>
>>Here's what I'm using:
>>
>>Windows 2003 Server (acts as a AD Domain Controler, DNS
>>server, file server)
>>Most clients are running Win XP except 1 win98 and 1 NT
>>4.0 wkstn.
>>
>>Yesterday, 10 out of 35 people couldn't log into the
>>domain . They would get an error message saying that
the
>>Domian controller could not be found.
>>
>>Friday, I was monkey-ing around with trying to setup
VPN
>>access to the server by enabling the servers 2nd NIC
>>(actually, it was enabled but not connected to the
>>network. I gave it a static ip on the same segment as
>the
>>rest of our network and connected it, then ran the
>Remote
>>Access wizard )and this is what I think created the
>>problem.
>>
>>I have since disconnected the 2nd nic and disabled
>Remote
>>Access. This seemed to solve the problem for all Win XP
>>clients BUT: THe win 98 and NT4.0 machines still can't
>>find the domain controller. I switched the nt4.0
>computer
>>from our domain to a workgroup (using the same name for
>>the workgroup as the domain) and then tried to rejoin
>the
>>domain but the computer can't find the DC.
>>
>>I've checked all IP/subnet masks and all are correct.
>>I can ping all computers and the DC by both IP and by
>>their netbios Name so DNS is working.
>>
>>There's more:
>>If you browse the network through network neighborhood
>on
>>a client computer, the domain controller is no longer
>>listed. Even more strange, if I browse the network
>through
>>network neighborhood on the DC, NO COMPUTERS ARE
LISTED!!
>>I think then that maybe it is the workgroup NOT the
>domain
>>that may be showing up in network neighborhood?
>>
>>Is this a master browser problem (and how exactly do I
>fix
>>it?)
>>
>>I need an experts opinon (and diagnosis)!!!
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Ric
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>
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