'server' is not accessible

[sphilip]

when i try to connect to my server i get this error

"server" is not accessible. the list of servers for this
workgroupis not currently available.

im using win2k prof on my laptop......i can ping to the
servers but i cannot access them or browse the
network..................

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Can you ping them by name? When you do, do you get the FQDN returned?
Are you specifying only the AD DNS server in your IP settings (with
forwarders set up on it for Internet resolution)?

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

In addition to Lanwench's suggestions, please see my reply to the other
identical thread right below.

Ace

In

when i try to connect to my server i get this error

"server" is not accessible. the list of servers for this
workgroupis not currently available.

im using win2k prof on my laptop......i can ping to the
servers but i cannot access them or browse the
network..................

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Ace

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Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory

 

[Guest]

yes i can ping them by name & yes i get the FQDN returned.
No i specify both the preferred & the alternate DNS ip
addresses which are the ip address of our ISP. what do i
do next

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

In (e-mail address removed) <[email protected]>
posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:

yes i can ping them by name & yes i get the FQDN returned.
No i specify both the preferred & the alternate DNS ip
addresses which are the ip address of our ISP. what do i
do next

Remove your ISP's DNS from your NICs on all machines. Use only your local
DNS IP on all machines.
For Internet resolution configure you DNS as per this KB and optionally you
can use your ISP's DNS as its forwarders, this is the only place that should
refer to your ISP's DNS.
300202 - HOW TO: Configure DNS for Internet Access in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300202&FR=1

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

In

yes i can ping them by name & yes i get the FQDN returned.
No i specify both the preferred & the alternate DNS ip
addresses which are the ip address of our ISP. what do i
do next

Yes, remove the ISP's immediately, as Kevin said. This is *problematic* with
AD. Follow Kevin's suggestions.

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Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory

 

[Michael Johnston [MSFT]]

At what point does this error pop up? Is it when you click on the workgroup name or the server itself? Try accessing the server via Start>Run>\\servername
\sharename. Does this work? If not try it via \\serverip\sharename.

Thank you,
Mike Johnston
Microsoft Network Support
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