I have a windows 2000 server. It is running wins and dns. Although the wins is not working. I can ping the server but when I look for the server in Network Places I cannot see it. Also I cannot connect to it through the IP address. When I am on the server I can see it and connect to it. I also have another server that I can connect to but cannot see the netbios name in net places.
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I can ping server but cannot connect to it?
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Has it always been this way. What does ipconfig /all show? Glen A. Johnson
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tduplantis
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This is usually a name resolution problem. Even if you can still ping it, wins is usually the problem. The nbtstat will help you troubleshoot it. If you have a valid wins server on the network, and the server you are trying to connect to is pointed to that server, then a nbtstat -RR might fix the problem.
kameleon80
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check to see if any IPSec policies are on either of the machines, if so try turning them off and see what happens.
good luck
good luck
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I ran ipconfig /all, this shows all of the correct information for this server. The nbtstat -rr did refresh the table but gave me no results.
This has been happening for a few days now. Before that it was working fine.
Still no luck.
This has been happening for a few days now. Before that it was working fine.
Still no luck.
John Lewis
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Few questions.
Are you in a domain or a workgroup?
What happens when you try to connect by IP, and how are you doing it?
Try in a command window 'NET VIEW \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'.
When you do 'ipconfig /all', what do you see for 'NetBIOS resolution uses DNS' -- you may need to do 'ipconfig /all | more' to see everything.
When reporting back, be as specific as possible and include any errors you encounter. BTW, what happened to your WINS server? I think in the end, that is going to be the hangup.
Are you in a domain or a workgroup?
What happens when you try to connect by IP, and how are you doing it?
Try in a command window 'NET VIEW \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'.
When you do 'ipconfig /all', what do you see for 'NetBIOS resolution uses DNS' -- you may need to do 'ipconfig /all | more' to see everything.
When reporting back, be as specific as possible and include any errors you encounter. BTW, what happened to your WINS server? I think in the end, that is going to be the hangup.
jonwilbanks
IS-IT--Management
What error message do you get when you try to connect through the IP address of the server?
Are you logged on to the local machine or the domain?
Are you logged on to the local machine or the domain?
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kameleon80
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have u looked at the Ipsec policies? to see if any were set on the machine or in the domain?
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