Weird names problem with domain controller and net view

[Andrew J. Brehm]

I have been having weird problems with our Windows (2000) domain
lately.

Can anybody throw some light on this?

Here's the deal:

We have two domain controllers.

The PDC is a Windows 2000 Server "Rimmer". It also hosts a few roaming
profiles and Office remote installation files.

The BDC is a Windows 2003 Server "Lister". Lister is also the Exchange
mail server.

Lister is ok, apparently.

But since a few days ago Rimmer has been acting oddly (that is, more
oddly than usually).

1. On most machines I get an error 5 (access denied) when I do a "net
view rimmer".

<quote screen>
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings>net view rimmer
System error 5 has occurred.

Access is denied.

</quote screen>

2. But on some machines it works and I can connect to the shares as
well.

3. All machines can do a "net view lister" and access shares on
Lister.

4. The computers affected by #1 can access shares on Rimmer by using
Rimmer's IP address rather than the name.

<quote screen>

C:\Documents and Settings>net view 192.168.3.x
Shared resources at 192.168.3.x

(list of shares)

The command completed successfully.

</quote screen>

5. All computers can ping Rimmer, using the IP address or the name.

6. Rimmer, Lister, and all the other computers are on the same subnet
192.168.3.0/24.

7. Obviously the roaming profiles also don't work on some computers.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Probably a DNS problem. All servers and workstations should specify *only*
the internal AD-integrated DNS server's IP address in their network
settings. The AD-integrated DNS server should be set up with forwarders to
your ISP's DNS servers for external resolution...or root hints, or both. See
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300202 for more
info.