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Name: frei
Date: November 15, 2002 at 07:07:42 Pacific
OS: IBM PC DOS
CPU/Ram: CPU/RAM:
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hi@all!

i try to access a win2k share from pc dos
but it only works if i specify a dns server

why can't i access the share over the ip?
(like this: \\x.x.x.x\share)

if dns is running it works but else...

thx for any help!



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Name: Michael
Date: November 18, 2002 at 06:43:14 Pacific
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Are you sure you are running your DOS Client with TCP/IP and not NetBui/Netbios? That's the only reason I could think why that wouldn't work. Also, is the machine your trying to access on the same network segment? Perhaps you don't have your gateway configured correctly.

-Michael



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