XP laptops not joining Win2000 network properly

[Guest]

after mapping network drives for the xp laptops, if I restart or logoff the
shared drives are no longer mapped. I can remap them, but if I log off
again, same thing.

Also, outlook on both having severe problems opening personal folders,
archive folders, etc., but this may be related to the network mapping
problems or the huge size of the personal folders...any suggestions?

 

[Herb Martin]

That probably isn't the joining of the "network",
or even the domain, directly.

Although if your machines are failing to authenticate
themselves or users it might cause other problems....

after mapping network drives for the xp laptops, if I restart or logoff the
shared drives are no longer mapped. I can remap them, but if I log off
again, same thing.

Such are saved in the user's profile. Are other
things in the profile restored on next logon?

Also, outlook on both having severe problems opening personal folders,
archive folders, etc., but this may be related to the network mapping
problems or the huge size of the personal folders...any suggestions?

Huge size? How large?

Otherwise it sounds like permissions which may get
back to authentication.

If this is a domain, most authentication issues resolve
back to DNS problems...


DNS for AD
1) Dynamic for the zone supporting AD
2) All internal DNS clients NIC\IP properties must specify SOLELY
that internal, dynamic DNS server (set.)
3) DCs and even DNS servers are DNS clients too -- see #2

Restart NetLogon on any DC if you change any of the above that
affects a DC and/or use:

nltest /dsregdns /serverC-ServerNameGoesHere

Ensure that DNS zones/domains are fully replicated to all DNS
servers for that (internal) zone/domain.

Also useful may be running DCDiag on each DC, sending the
output to a text file, and searching for FAIL, ERROR, WARN.

Also FYI:
Single Lable domain zone names are a problem Google:
[ "SINGLE LABEL" domain names DNS 2000 | 2003 microsoft: ]

 

[Guest]

Was able to solve the problem of losing the network drives. However, the
users continue to experience periodic inability to access their personal
folders on the server (personal folders are on the server due to the need to
have them backed up every night). if the server gets too full, will it cause
this kind of problem? we're within a couple of GBs...

That probably isn't the joining of the "network",
or even the domain, directly.

Although if your machines are failing to authenticate
themselves or users it might cause other problems....

after mapping network drives for the xp laptops, if I restart or logoff the
shared drives are no longer mapped. I can remap them, but if I log off
again, same thing.

Such are saved in the user's profile. Are other
things in the profile restored on next logon?

Also, outlook on both having severe problems opening personal folders,
archive folders, etc., but this may be related to the network mapping
problems or the huge size of the personal folders...any suggestions?

Huge size? How large?

Otherwise it sounds like permissions which may get
back to authentication.

If this is a domain, most authentication issues resolve
back to DNS problems...


DNS for AD
1) Dynamic for the zone supporting AD
2) All internal DNS clients NIC\IP properties must specify SOLELY
that internal, dynamic DNS server (set.)
3) DCs and even DNS servers are DNS clients too -- see #2

Restart NetLogon on any DC if you change any of the above that
affects a DC and/or use:

nltest /dsregdns /serverC-ServerNameGoesHere

Ensure that DNS zones/domains are fully replicated to all DNS
servers for that (internal) zone/domain.

Also useful may be running DCDiag on each DC, sending the
output to a text file, and searching for FAIL, ERROR, WARN.

Also FYI:
Single Lable domain zone names are a problem Google:
[ "SINGLE LABEL" domain names DNS 2000 | 2003 microsoft: ]

 

[Herb Martin]

Was able to solve the problem of losing the network drives. However, the
users continue to experience periodic inability to access their personal
folders on the server (personal folders are on the server due to the need to
have them backed up every night). if the server gets too full, will it cause
this kind of problem? we're within a couple of GBs...

No, not unless the server service collapses which
I haven't seen much of since about NT4.

--
Herb Martin

That probably isn't the joining of the "network",
or even the domain, directly.

Although if your machines are failing to authenticate
themselves or users it might cause other problems....

after mapping network drives for the xp laptops, if I restart or

logoff
the

shared drives are no longer mapped. I can remap them, but if I log off
again, same thing.

Such are saved in the user's profile. Are other
things in the profile restored on next logon?

Also, outlook on both having severe problems opening personal folders,
archive folders, etc., but this may be related to the network mapping
problems or the huge size of the personal folders...any suggestions?

Huge size? How large?

Otherwise it sounds like permissions which may get
back to authentication.

If this is a domain, most authentication issues resolve
back to DNS problems...


DNS for AD
1) Dynamic for the zone supporting AD
2) All internal DNS clients NIC\IP properties must specify SOLELY
that internal, dynamic DNS server (set.)
3) DCs and even DNS servers are DNS clients too -- see #2

Restart NetLogon on any DC if you change any of the above that
affects a DC and/or use:

nltest /dsregdns /serverC-ServerNameGoesHere

Ensure that DNS zones/domains are fully replicated to all DNS
servers for that (internal) zone/domain.

Also useful may be running DCDiag on each DC, sending the
output to a text file, and searching for FAIL, ERROR, WARN.

Also FYI:
Single Lable domain zone names are a problem Google:
[ "SINGLE LABEL" domain names DNS 2000 | 2003 microsoft: ]