entire network blank

[jfc1003]

I have single domain controller running windows 2000. This is the only server on the domain.

I have 26 workstations that are all running windows xp pro.

I keep getting this random issue where I cant see the network in network neighborhood. One day I can, the next day I can't on random machines. But if I go to RUN and type in \\servername\share, it comes up.

Example. I log in as administrator and go to network neighborhood>entire network. I click on Microsoft networks, and then on my domain name. The page is blank.

If I log in as a user, I click on the domain name and it says the domain is not accessible and I may not have rights.


But on another machine with the same username I can see everything fine.

I have all workstations under the same group policy and all users under the same group policy.

I'm stuck.

 

[stephenphillips]

I have had similar problems. I fixed it by correctly setting up my Active Directory and DNS.

My problem was that the workstations were using the DNS of my ISP rather than of the domain controller. I also had to make sure Active Directory could update the DNS on the domain controller. When I did this, the problems went away.

I would look in your Event Log viewer on the server and then in the Event Log viewer for the workstations. I found my problem by trying to resolve all of the errors in the log.

A great place for more information on specific error messages is

http://www.eventid.net

. You can search for information by event id. Also check the Microsoft Knowledge base for information on the specific events:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;EN-US;KBHOWTO