Windows 2K want see the PCs in our domain

[smuaie]

Hello,

Since yesterday, I have a PC that refuses to see the others PC in our domain.
Details are:
I see the domain (after a very long time) but as soon as I want to explore it, I obtain an error message.
I can ping the server.

By exchanging with a rescue hard disk, the system works fine, it's seem to be a software problem...
A problem with registry perhaps?

If somebody has an idea, I am very interested.

In advance thank you.

smu

 

[Swimpy]

Is it possible to ping the other pc's?
In Tcp/IP settings for the NIC you can set default gateway's. try using the IP adress from the server

 

[smuaie]

Yes, I can ping the others PC (It was written in my intial post).

The server is also the gateway.

 

[wolluf]

Can you explain what 'By exchanging with a rescue hard disk, the system works fine' means please?

 

[smuaie]

I have a cloned disk from this machine and this one work fine. But I cannot use this disk because the guy who use the machine has installed a lot of tools that request the harddisk serial number.

smu

 

[wolluf]

So if one hard disk works fine and the other doesn't... that points to the hard disk as likely problem to me?

 

[smuaie]

It's not my opinion because
* All software work fine,
* I can send and receive emails,
* I cab browse the web but
* I cannot acces to me file server.

I seems that the problem is the SMB/CIFS network level...

smu

 

[Swimpy]

Do you use DHCP?

 

[smuaie]

No DHCP.

 

[Swimpy]

Is the subnetmask set the same as the server?

 

[smuaie]

Yes, the subnetmask is the same.

 

[Swimpy]

Same IP range?
Start > run > services.msc
check if all nessecary services are running

 

[smuaie]

Which services are necessary to support SMB/CIFS?

 

[Swimpy]

Check these services:
-DNS Client
-IPSEC Policy Agent
-Network Connections
-Remote Access Connection Manager
-Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
-Security Accounts Manager
-Server
-TCP/IP Netbios Helper-service
-Windows Management Instrumentation
-Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extentions
-WMDM PMSP Service
-Workstation

If all services are running, check all IP settings in your entire network (for double IP adresses), and maybe an DHCP server is recommended.

 

[madhatter202]

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache?