What happens if you use a FQDN instead of a netbios name? (\\sbs.domainname.com)
Also, what does nbtstat show about \\sbs? *********************** Charlie Kaiser [email protected] Kingman, AZ *********************** > -----Original Message----- > From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 6:01 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: UNC failure > > Hi, > > I have a small network, on two sites. > > The main site (site 1) is a SBS2003 server, the other site > (site 2) is a Windows 2000 server acting as a Domain Controller. > > The sites are in two subnets, defined within the Sites and Services. > > Both are connected by a site-to-site VPN. > > Everything is Ok with them but Im having an odd issue with UNC paths. > > If I go from site 1 to \\server2000 <file://server2000/> it > all works OK. > > If i go from site 2 to \\sbs <file://sbs/> I get an error, > \\sbs <file://sbs/> is not accessable - logon failure, the > target account name is incorrect. > > If I go from site 2 to \\192.168.23.1 <file://192.168.23.1/> > (ip address of \\sbs <file://sbs/> ) it all works OK. > > I can ping both server successfully by name. > > I dont know what, or why this issue has occured. The other > odd thing is that the DNS, although being in AD is about 5 > serial numbers out from the SBS server. > > Ideas guys please - this is causing me a right headache. > > -- > Gavin Wilby, > Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby > GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
