mapped drives disconnect and logon takes too long after router change

[Guest Matthew]

ok let me tell u what has changed in my network creating those issues

 

i started admin this networ few mnths ago... i didnt set it up though.... i

didnt touch the server... just did updates on it....

 

then router (netgear wgr614 v6 stopped working and the owner got linksys

WRT54G and i set everything up (access to the internet basicly) and i think

since then mapped network drives on win 2K3 just disconnect randomly... (no

red X though) - it just says that this drive can not be accessed

 

plus the logging takes like 2 mins right now....

 

And someone told me its DNS issue :(

Anybody please !!!!!

[Guest Newell White]

RE: mapped drives disconnect and logon takes too long after router cha

 

RE: mapped drives disconnect and logon takes too long after router cha

 

It is possible you have not disabled the DHCP server which most modern

routers have built in for home networking.

In this case your workstations at power up will ask to renew their IP lease,

and the router will usually beat the DC to the punch.

Assuming your router worked straight out of the box, its default IP is in

your address space e.g. 192.168.1.1.

So it will give valid IP addresses, but will also confure the DNS server

address on the unlucky workstation.

 

Check this by doing ipconfig /all on a few workstations - the DHCP server

and DNS server addresses should both point to your DC.

On every workstation in the LAN.

 

If any are otherwise, disconnect router from the LAN and reconfigure it to

disable the rogue DHCP server.

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Regards,

Newell White

 

 

"Matthew" wrote:

> ok let me tell u what has changed in my network creating those issues

>

> i started admin this networ few mnths ago... i didnt set it up though.... i

> didnt touch the server... just did updates on it....

>

> then router (netgear wgr614 v6 stopped working and the owner got linksys

> WRT54G and i set everything up (access to the internet basicly) and i think

> since then mapped network drives on win 2K3 just disconnect randomly... (no

> red X though) - it just says that this drive can not be accessed

>

> plus the logging takes like 2 mins right now....

>

> And someone told me its DNS issue :(

> Anybody please !!!!!

>

>

>