RE: Network Problems

So you don't have a backup? Fixing a weird problem after a crash like this
almost always takes longer than rebuilding the server from scratch, or
preferably restoring from a known-good backup (even better an image based
backup, i.e. Ghost).


--
Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://www.workthin.com


"billy" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am looking for help with a BIG problem that has developed on our Win 2003
> S/E TS, that has been running fine for 2years.
>
> The server crashed last week, when rebooted users could not access the
> Internet, Outlook 2003 will not open, we can not look at the properties of
> the network card and if you try to stop or start services it comes up with
> error 1053 the service timed out.
>
> I have thus far ran and checked for any viruses (up to date sig file),
> adware check to see if something has hijacked the sever. Checked the logs.
>
> We had a copy of Mozilla that works fine via our proxy. I can ping any URL
> and get a response (DNS looks OK). If I try to open the connection tab on
> IE6, you click on the tab and nothing happens.
>
> From the dos shell I can run ipconfig and this shows that my network details
> are good.
>
> The exchange server is on a different server. I have tried to add a new
> dummy user but the wizard can not get past checking the user on the remote
> server and hangs.
>
> The rest of the server is fine, people can logon on, use applications (sage
> line 50), print etc.
>
> Can someone PLEASE help?
>
> Thanks
.

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