history:  I installed a second network card in a windows 2003 server for vpn access, later I decided to put it on a linux box, so I uninstalled the VPN role and removed the network card. problem:Now my windows 98 clients can't access the shares on the windows 2003 server diagnostics:It worked yesterday, it's definitely related to installing/uninstalling the NIC.  I can ping the server from win98, in fact, I can use the network shares if I access them through the IP of the server.  Once the win98 client connects to the IP of the server, it can then see and browse the server from the network neighborhood. workaround: I added the following two lines to my logon script: net use x: \\server_ip_address\some_share net use /delete x: After this script runs at login, you'd never know the problem exists.  My OS X Panther client can't access the share anymore either, but fortunately I'm the only one with an OS X Panther client. The server is available via the network neighborhood from XP or NT4,  and the windows 98 clients all have the AD client installed

Try install the DS from the 2000 CD, the reason windows 98 does not support Kerberos ver 5 without installing the DS client, windows 98 uses NTLM ver 1 by default, what happens windows 98/se attaches to the domain, it's does not become part of it. what happens when a 9X boxes logins into 2000/2003 it's looks for Kerberos 5, if it does not find it , the server will use NTLM ver 1, backwards compatible.. Not a good thing So you have a few options: 1.)Move to 2000/or XP 2.)Install DS client on the 9X box 3.)or Give-up...

Might be wins config. ???

If it worked prior to removiong the second NIC, it sounds like name resolution. If you ping the server by its name from the offending Win98 client, what happens. Do you have a WINS server? A workaround would be to add the server to you HOSTS file. -- Paul S Bulley mailto:paul.bulley.ukonline.co.uk