clients cant browes server 2000 using domain name?

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Hi, this is a bit complicated so please bear with me.

the problem started when I was trying to configure an existing XP user to a roaming profile. The box that comes up that says "copy to" works and I can browse to the server location to dump the profile. \servername\profiles\%username%

The next box named "permitted to use" came up but it cant find any users on the server. And when going to the advanced button says the server is not functioning etc... therfore roaming profiles wont work.

Although this is an issue there is a underlying issue that i need to sort out. Which i thought it was either a DNS issue or Netbios (both have been checked by my amature eye) . When browsing to the server in the run box from a client system using "\\servername" the windows comes up showing all the shared folders.
However when putting the domain name in the run box from a client system using "\\domainname.com" i get an error that it cant find the domain.

Any help on this issue and advice where to go next?

thanks
 
You wouldnt access the share with \\domainname.com.. you would need the FQDN of the server if you wanted to do it that way.

i.e

\\servername.domainname.com

then it would work.

On the "permitted to use" bit, I would probably guess your not looking at the domain when searching, depending on the task your doing the AD search facility does not always look at AD!!

So change the look in section to what you need.
 
HarryPainful said:
You wouldnt access the share with \\domainname.com.. you would need the FQDN of the server if you wanted to do it that way.
Click to expand...

Not if you're using a DFS, then you would access it like the above.

It doesn't look like its a DNS issue. Have you run DCdiag on the domain controller?

Burnsy
 
Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial required tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\SPPSRV
Starting test: Connectivity
......................... SPPSRV passed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\SPPSRV
Starting test: Replications
......................... SPPSRV passed test Replications
Starting test: NCSecDesc
......................... SPPSRV passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
......................... SPPSRV passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
......................... SPPSRV passed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
......................... SPPSRV passed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
Starting test: RidManager
......................... SPPSRV passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
......................... SPPSRV passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
......................... SPPSRV passed test Services
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
......................... SPPSRV passed test ObjectsReplicated
Starting test: frssysvol
......................... SPPSRV passed test frssysvol
Starting test: kccevent
......................... SPPSRV passed test kccevent
Starting test: systemlog
......................... SPPSRV passed test systemlog

Running enterprise tests on : saturnprojects.com
Starting test: Intersite
......................... sa********cts.com passed test Intersite
Starting test: FsmoCheck
......................... s*******ts.com passed test FsmoCheck

However, its not really the connectivity i was wondering about. its this:




Server IP config / all settings:


indows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : sppsrv
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : sa********s.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : s**********.com

thernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : HP NC7781 Gigabit
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-4B-AE-C6-F9
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.252
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
212.104.130.9




Client IP config / all settings:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : HP24891298068
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : sa***********.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : sa******s.com
sa********ts.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : s********.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme G
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-4B-47-10-46
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.34
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::21a:4bff:fe47:
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.252
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 19 May 2008 09:12:03
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 27 May 2008 09:12:03


Any ideas are fully appriciated!! :)
 
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hehehe, now how can an educated man not find that!!! not saying that will fix it but still :rolleyes:

i will have a look back and report back to you.
 
The only other thing I would suggest is to look in the event logs and match the times up when you tried to query the LDAP db. See what fruits that yields.

Burnsy
 
will do, its not that KB article, the guest account is disabled.

EDIT: Absolutly nothing in the event viewer on the client or server. :(
 
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