Re: server cannot access client machine

From: Doug Sherman [MVP] (dsherman_at_nospam.tampabay.rr.com)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:30:28 -0500

Try:

1. On the client make sure NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled.

2. On the client restart the Server service.

3. On the client check Event Viewer for errors.

4. On another machine, what happens if you run
             \\<IPaddressofproblemmachine> ?

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Isair" <Isair@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Sharing is enabled on the client, shared a folder off c:\ just to make
sure.
> All other machines on the network can see and access eachother.
>
> "Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>
> > have you enable sharing on the client? can other client share each
other?
> >
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> > "Isair" <Isair@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > > windows 2003 DC, 21 client computers. all 21 can see the server and
access
> > > the server and its shares, can get online etc. no problems. Of the 21
> > > clients this particular problem child shows up in Active Directory,
you
> > > can
> > > ping it, but when you try and browse for it on the network its not
there,
> > > you
> > > can't map a drive to it either. It is windows 2000 running service
pack 3.
> > > Any ideas on why the server can't access the computer other than by
ping?
> >
> >
> >

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