A
Alice
I have an odd problem, hope someone knows what to do. Basically I can't get
the XP system to use any kind of name resolution on local network.
I have an existing network with:
1 NT4/SP6a PDC (all security patches)
1 W2K/SP4 Pro
1 Suse Linux
1 XP Pro/SP1a
I had to restore the NT4 system from an old image, the image was created
before the XP Pro computer had joined the domain. I was able to recreate the
COMPUTER NAME for the W2K system. The W2K system can log in and see shares
in Network Neighborhood on the NT4 server. The Linux box is running Samba
and can access shares on the W2K and NT4 systems.
However, I can't get the XP system to play with the other computers. I
created the COMPUTER ACCOUNT in server Manager in NT4 for the XP system. I
logged in as administrator on the XP system, changed from Domain to
Workgroup, restarted. I logged in again as administrator, and attempted to
join the domain. I got a message that the Domain Controller cannot be found.
I then discover that:
1) I can't ping using NAME
2) I can ping all systems using IP
3) I can access Internet through the MS Proxy 2 on the NT4 PDC.
I am using DHCP on the XP system. It is getting the IP, WINS, DNS info, it
shows up in ipconfig /all. I have NetBIOS enabled over TCP/IP. (I tried all
3 options in my desperation, though the default should work) I tried setting
the NetBIOS node type to 0x4, and 0x8. Although the XP system is creating
entries in the WINS database, it will not find any other system using
broadcast OR WINS. If I add entry in LMHOSTS.SAM or HOSTS file, I can then
PING by NAME. But, I can't see network at all. I have tried connecting via
\\servername and \\serverip . I get message 'Network path cannot be found'
I don't remember having this much trouble when I set up XP with the NT4 PDC
before.
Any ideas?
the XP system to use any kind of name resolution on local network.
I have an existing network with:
1 NT4/SP6a PDC (all security patches)
1 W2K/SP4 Pro
1 Suse Linux
1 XP Pro/SP1a
I had to restore the NT4 system from an old image, the image was created
before the XP Pro computer had joined the domain. I was able to recreate the
COMPUTER NAME for the W2K system. The W2K system can log in and see shares
in Network Neighborhood on the NT4 server. The Linux box is running Samba
and can access shares on the W2K and NT4 systems.
However, I can't get the XP system to play with the other computers. I
created the COMPUTER ACCOUNT in server Manager in NT4 for the XP system. I
logged in as administrator on the XP system, changed from Domain to
Workgroup, restarted. I logged in again as administrator, and attempted to
join the domain. I got a message that the Domain Controller cannot be found.
I then discover that:
1) I can't ping using NAME
2) I can ping all systems using IP
3) I can access Internet through the MS Proxy 2 on the NT4 PDC.
I am using DHCP on the XP system. It is getting the IP, WINS, DNS info, it
shows up in ipconfig /all. I have NetBIOS enabled over TCP/IP. (I tried all
3 options in my desperation, though the default should work) I tried setting
the NetBIOS node type to 0x4, and 0x8. Although the XP system is creating
entries in the WINS database, it will not find any other system using
broadcast OR WINS. If I add entry in LMHOSTS.SAM or HOSTS file, I can then
PING by NAME. But, I can't see network at all. I have tried connecting via
\\servername and \\serverip . I get message 'Network path cannot be found'
I don't remember having this much trouble when I set up XP with the NT4 PDC
before.
Any ideas?