Cant Connect Via UNC to 2003 Server?

chugger93 · Post by **chugger93** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:00 am

We just got a new HP DL380 server, installed 2003 enterprise server on it, and set it up as an applications server.

At the present time, we're mapping drives on 6 workstations to an open share drive on it. However all 5 workstations work except for 1. All XP workstations are fine, but we have 1 Windows 2000 Professional workstation that cannot connect.

Nor can we type \\pw-app\datatrac

It just gives some error...I forget. Nothing works. Ive added the file/print service and rebooted, still no go. It gets a DHCP address fine, and can get onto the net fine, and pretty much do anything else.

We cannot connect via UNC to that server 2003 box. Hell, I cant even connect it to an XP box as well.

Any ideas?

objohn · Post by **objohn** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:21 am

Have you enabled any IPSec traffic security?
Can you ping the server from the machine that cannot see it?
If yes> go to a CMD prompt and type net view \\Servername
do you see anything there?

From the machine that does not work, can you see other network resources?

chugger93 · Post by **chugger93** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:24 am

the machine can be pinged fine. The machine can access other network resources fine. Of course its through novell. We have a novell server that handes out map drives. Obviously thats not a problem. Its just this dam 2003 box, or any XP box that it cant UNC too..

gotta be a permissions thing

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:25 am

chugger93 wrote:
It just gives some error...I forget.

Post here what the error is, it will help us figure out where to look.

Also is DNS setup correctly?
http://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=1660

Has this 2K3 server joined an existing domain? Or is it just running in stand alone workgroup mode (more like a plain old XP workstation)

chugger93 · Post by **chugger93** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:40 am

The 2003 server is just in workgroup mode for now...

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:20 pm

Huh...that's odd, it can ping by name and get replies, but apparently not browse to it.

What is being used for DNS by the workstations...both the ones that work, and the 2K box that doesn't.

Is netbios over IP enabled on the 2K box?

Any other protocols being used? IPX or NetBEUI?

Hosts file being used?

Can the 2K box search network places for this computer by name?

How is are the workstations doing the mapping? Login script from a DC? Or local login batch files? Or just manually mapping?

chugger93 · Post by **chugger93** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 8:29 am

dns is handled by the cisco router, dns is now mapped to their dns servers. netbios i believe is enabled on the 2k box. no other protocols being used. no hosts file. yes there is a login script from novell doing the mappings, however a static mapping for that one server above.