After 30 mins, why cant my Laptop connect to my PC ? (unless I logoff/on again)

[Guest ship]

Softare: WindowsXP Pro PCs (latest patches) / Windows2003 Server

network

 

 

Hi

 

Any idea why my PCs stop talking to each other correctly after about

30 minutes?

 

There is something weird going on. I have two PS - a desktop and a

laptop.

They are both on the same Domain. But why is it that after a while

(say 30 minutes

sometimes longer) my desktop suddenly stops being able to "see" my

Laptop?

When I try to navigate to the laptop from the desktop through Windows

Explorer using:

=> My Network Places > Entire Network > OurDomainName > LaptopName

there is a very long pause and finally it comes back with a dialog-box

saying

"Connecting to LaptopName" and asks for my UserName and PW.

But when I enter it, it moans at me saying "The user name you typed is

the same

as you logged in with. That user name has already been tried. A domain

controller

can not be found to verify that user name".

 

But when I log off and log on again - it works first time. But that is

a pain to have to keep logging off !

 

Strangely my Laptop can usually still see my desktop PC without a re-

boot.

 

What's going on - any thoughts?

 

 

Ship

Shiperton Henethe

[Guest ship]

Re: After 30 mins, why cant my Laptop connect to my PC ? (unless Ilog off/on again)

 

Re: After 30 mins, why cant my Laptop connect to my PC ? (unless Ilog off/on again)

 

Btw, I am getting the following error messages in my application log:

 

[Note for security reasons I have changed the domain and user name in

these messages]

>>>

 

Windows cannot determine the user or computer name. (The specified

domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. ). Group

Policy processing aborted.

 

For more information, see Help and Support Center at

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>>>

 

Automatic certificate enrollment for local system failed to contact

the active directory (0x8007054b). The specified domain either does

not exist or could not be contacted.

Enrollment will not be performed.

 

For more information, see Help and Support Center at

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>>>

 

 

Automatic certificate enrollment for OURDOMAIN\myusername failed to

contact the active directory (0x8007054b). The specified domain

either does not exist or could not be contacted.

Enrollment will not be performed.

 

For more information, see Help and Support Center at

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>>>

 

Windows saved user OURDOMAIN\myusername registry while an application

or service was still using the registry during log off. The memory

used by the user's registry has not been freed. The registry will be

unloaded when it is no longer in use.

 

This is often caused by services running as a user account, try

configuring the services to run in either the LocalService or

NetworkService account.

 

For more information, see Help and Support Center at

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>>>

 

With thanks

 

 

Ship

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: After 30 mins, why cant my Laptop connect to my PC ? (unless I log off/on again)

 

Re: After 30 mins, why cant my Laptop connect to my PC ? (unless I log off/on again)

 

ship wrote:

> Btw, I am getting the following error messages in my application log:

>

> [Note for security reasons I have changed the domain and user name in

> these messages]

>

>>>>

>

> Windows cannot determine the user or computer name. (The specified

> domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. ). Group

> Policy processing aborted.

>

> For more information, see Help and Support Center at

> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>

>>>>

>

> Automatic certificate enrollment for local system failed to contact

> the active directory (0x8007054b). The specified domain either does

> not exist or could not be contacted.

> Enrollment will not be performed.

>

> For more information, see Help and Support Center at

> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>

>>>>

>

>

> Automatic certificate enrollment for OURDOMAIN\myusername failed to

> contact the active directory (0x8007054b). The specified domain

> either does not exist or could not be contacted.

> Enrollment will not be performed.

>

> For more information, see Help and Support Center at

> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>

>>>>

>

> Windows saved user OURDOMAIN\myusername registry while an application

> or service was still using the registry during log off. The memory

> used by the user's registry has not been freed. The registry will be

> unloaded when it is no longer in use.

>

> This is often caused by services running as a user account, try

> configuring the services to run in either the LocalService or

> NetworkService account.

>

> For more information, see Help and Support Center at

> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>

 

See:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310461

[Guest Elmo]

Re: After 30 mins, why cant my Laptop connect to my PC ? (unlessI log off/on again)

 

Re: After 30 mins, why cant my Laptop connect to my PC ? (unlessI log off/on again)

 

ship wrote:

> Btw, I am getting the following error messages in my application log:

>

> [Note for security reasons I have changed the domain and user name in

> these messages]

>

>

> Windows cannot determine the user or computer name. (The specified

> domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. ). Group

> Policy processing aborted.

>

> For more information, see Help and Support Center at

> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>

>

> Automatic certificate enrollment for local system failed to contact

> the active directory (0x8007054b). The specified domain either does

> not exist or could not be contacted.

> Enrollment will not be performed.

>

> For more information, see Help and Support Center at

> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>

>

>

> Automatic certificate enrollment for OURDOMAIN\myusername failed to

> contact the active directory (0x8007054b). The specified domain

> either does not exist or could not be contacted.

> Enrollment will not be performed.

>

> For more information, see Help and Support Center at

> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>

>

> Windows saved user OURDOMAIN\myusername registry while an application

> or service was still using the registry during log off. The memory

> used by the user's registry has not been freed. The registry will be

> unloaded when it is no longer in use.

>

> This is often caused by services running as a user account, try

> configuring the services to run in either the LocalService or

> NetworkService account.

>

> For more information, see Help and Support Center at

> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>

>

> With thanks

>

>

> Ship

 

Open Device Manager, open the properties on your ethernet card, click

the Power tab, and deselect "Allow the computer to turn off this device

to save power".

 

--

Joe =o)

[Guest ship]

Re: After 30 mins, why cant my Laptop connect to my PC ? (unless Ilog off/on again)

 

Re: After 30 mins, why cant my Laptop connect to my PC ? (unless Ilog off/on again)

 

On Feb 22, 6:04 am, Elmo <elmog...@iglou.invalid> wrote:

> ship wrote:

> > Btw, I am getting the following error messages in my application log:

>

> > [Note for security reasons I have changed the domain and user name in

> > these messages]

>

> > Windows cannot determine the user or computer name. (The specified

> > domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. ). Group

> > Policy processing aborted.

>

> > For more information, see Help and Support Center at

> >http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>

> > Automatic certificate enrollment for local system failed to contact

> > the active directory (0x8007054b).  The specified domain either does

> > not exist or could not be contacted.

> >   Enrollment will not be performed.

>

> > For more information, see Help and Support Center at

> >http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>

> > Automatic certificate enrollment for OURDOMAIN\myusername failed to

> > contact the active directory (0x8007054b).  The specified domain

> > either does not exist or could not be contacted.

> >   Enrollment will not be performed.

>

> > For more information, see Help and Support Center at

> >http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>

> > Windows saved user OURDOMAIN\myusername registry while an application

> > or service was still using the registry during log off. The memory

> > used by the user's registry has not been freed. The registry will be

> > unloaded when it is no longer in use.

>

> >  This is often caused by services running as a user account, try

> > configuring the services to run in either the LocalService or

> > NetworkService account.

>

> > For more information, see Help and Support Center at

> >http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

>

> > With thanks

>

> > Ship

>

> Open Device Manager, open the properties on your ethernet card, click

> the Power tab, and deselect "Allow the computer to turn off this device

> to save power".

 

Okay I'll try that. The PC didnt have a power tab on either of the

Network Adapters

("1394 Net Adapter" and "NETGEAR FA311 Fast Ethernet Adapter") -

however

the laptop did and I have changed its setting. Great - let's see what

happens then!

 

With thanks

 

Ship