Guest joeau Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 I setup a new Win2003 Server with AD and all client computers ( XP and Win98 ) can join the domain successfully. I try two ways to map shared folder: 1. using the Windows Explorer on client computer, 2. using logon script. The shared folders map to the client computers are not stable, sometime they can connect to the server but sometime they can't (no reaction when I click the mapped drive). How's to fix it? Thanks, Joe.
Guest Ryan Hanisco Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 RE: Mapped shared folder does not stable Hi joeau, This could be a couple of things. When you are seeing the error, see if you can ping the server that is housing the share. This could imply a DNS or networking issue. Also, since you have win98 in the Mix, you need to have WINS configured. This can often be the problem as NETBIOS is used rather than DNS. If you can ping it, but cannot open it, try opening it by UNC path. This would imply a credential or authentication problem. Also, make sure you don't have overlapping scripts or policies adding or dropping drives. -- Ryan Hanisco MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+ http://www.techsterity.com Chicago, IL Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need quickly. "joeau" wrote: > I setup a new Win2003 Server with AD and all client computers ( XP and Win98 > ) can join the domain successfully. > I try two ways to map shared folder: > 1. using the Windows Explorer on client computer, > 2. using logon script. > The shared folders map to the client computers are not stable, sometime they > can connect to the server but sometime they can't (no reaction when I click > the mapped drive). > How's to fix it? > Thanks, > Joe. > >
Guest joeau Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 RE: Mapped shared folder does not stable Hi Ryan, I can ping the server at any time, and I have no overlapping scripts or policies adding or dropping drives. I already enable WINS on server as follow: WINS address : my server IP Enable LMHOSTS lookup Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP In Event Viewer, there is an error with ID 4204 which is related to WINS for every 40 minutes. I think it is the problem to make the mapped shared folder unstable. What can I do? Thanks, Joe. "Ryan Hanisco" wrote: > Hi joeau, > > This could be a couple of things. > > When you are seeing the error, see if you can ping the server that is > housing the share. This could imply a DNS or networking issue. Also, since > you have win98 in the Mix, you need to have WINS configured. This can often > be the problem as NETBIOS is used rather than DNS. > > If you can ping it, but cannot open it, try opening it by UNC path. This > would imply a credential or authentication problem. > > Also, make sure you don't have overlapping scripts or policies adding or > dropping drives. > -- > Ryan Hanisco > MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+ > http://www.techsterity.com > Chicago, IL > > Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need > quickly. > > > "joeau" wrote: > > > I setup a new Win2003 Server with AD and all client computers ( XP and Win98 > > ) can join the domain successfully. > > I try two ways to map shared folder: > > 1. using the Windows Explorer on client computer, > > 2. using logon script. > > The shared folders map to the client computers are not stable, sometime they > > can connect to the server but sometime they can't (no reaction when I click > > the mapped drive). > > How's to fix it? > > Thanks, > > Joe. > > > >
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