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Name: Mick Dunnavant
Date: May 10, 2002 at 07:56:35 Pacific
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Hi,

We are moving to a new building and I have set up a server in the new building to test connectivity to our WAN. I was able to get it configured so that WAN access is ok.

I can ping any pc in the company, but when I do a search on a pc's name I get nothing. If I look for a computer through network places I can see the workgroups/domains, but not the computers in them. If I attempt to connect to a share on the new server from the old building I get the dreaded 'network path not found', but I can ping it all day long. I can ping every computer from every other computer in this scenario.

I thought this was a DNS issue (and it still may be), but I have configured this server just like every other one.

If anyone can shed some light on this I would appreciate it!!

Thanks,
Mick



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Name: Curt R
Date: May 10, 2002 at 09:30:44 Pacific
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Have you tried connecting via the IP address of of the new server (ie: \\x.x.x.x\sharename)? If not, try it. If that works you know it has to be a DNS problem.

I'm thinking it has something to do with how the new server in the remote site connects to the rest of the network but without a bit more detail regarding that, it's hard to say. What network OS are you using, NT or 2000? If 2000, is this an AD integrated domain?


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Name: sam
Date: May 22, 2002 at 07:42:10 Pacific
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have you configure wins service also for the non 2k clients. and if your are using dns are you using dynamic dhcp?


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