Have you looked at the DNS server?  Does the server in question have more
than one NIC?  Have you considered the possiblity of a rogue DNS server or
another machine using the same name?

Jon

On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Jonathan Link <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>  I have an odd problem which I'm assuming is DNS, although it could be
> something else.
>
> I've had several users report an inability to access a particular server on
> our network.  When I ping the machine on their workstation, I'm given an IP
> address which does not match the IP address of the server.  Flushing and
> registering dns entries resolves the problem temporarily only to reappear at
> a later time.
> At first, when I saw a recurrence of the problem, I thought it could be a
> DHCP related issue, but the recurrence can't be pinpointed to that time,
> I've had inconsistent reports from users, and have yet to experience the
> problem myself.
>
> Anyone else experience something like this?
>
> Thanks,
> Jonathan
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