You don't have any HOSTS or LMHOSTS on any of these clients, do you? If the IP works but the UNC name doesn't, it must be a name resolution issue somewhere.
What OS are the RAS users using? According to Mark Minasi, the NetBIOS resolution sequence is as follows: DNS Name? If YES, use DNS and HOSTS to resolve If NO, Try WINS lookup. If no success, try 3 broadcasts IF LMHOSTS enabled, lookup LMHOSTS If still no success, in DNS for Windows Name resulution enabled? If so try HOSTS and continue below, if NO, try above sequence 3 times -> \end. If HOSTS failed, attach NetBIOS name to domain attached w/ DNS, if this fails, try NetBIOS name by itself with DNS. If no success ,try entire sequence again 3 times /end. Dave Lum - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Network Specialist - Textron Financial 503-675-5510 PS Why does it take so long for my posts to hit the list today? -----Original Message----- From: Adam Smith [mailto:adam.smith@;sageautomation.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 14:31 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: Dialup Users > Would it be possible that the name resolution is pointing to > the wrong server that only has a "data" share on it? Not possible. The server is definitely correct. > What is your DNS/WINS/Hosts file configuration? DNS is handled by a FreeBSD system. WINS is handled by the same box the users are dialing up to. > I doubt this > is a defect in MS' networking model, almost assuredly a name > resolution issue. DNS has always worked perfectly whether the user has been local or remote. Local users normally have no problems with NetBIOS, but remote ones do. > Can you upgrade your NT4 box in place to > W2K? I think you'd find life a little easier. I don't think that "upgrading the NT4 box W2K" is a sufficent solution -- there's no proof it will work, and it's not the platform that's the problem. I have no plans to upgrade this box to Windows 2000. Any other ideas? :) ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
