XP SP3 client cannot browse 2008 SP1 Server

May 16, 2008

Hello,

This one is driving me completely insane.

1 domain\site

I have a 2008 x64 SP1 server running as a Hyper-V host - the host also hosts

all the user\corp data shares

the 2 DCs are 2008 x64, no 2003 DCs

Fresh install of XP SP3 on a physical machine (not a VM), fully updated -

(this behavior also is replicated on a XP SP3 VM)

heres the situation:

from my vista sp1 client I can browse the root \\server & all shares

\\server\shares

whether logged in as a user, or a domain admin from the xp box i cannot do

either above, even using \\ip-address\ - I get this error:

"the network name is no longer available"

i went as far to install wins in my environment, add the wins entry to all

servers tcp\ip properties, added to DHCP scope,

on all the 2008 servers: tcp\ip properties\

unticked ipv6, link-layer topology discovery mapper i/o driver, link-layer

topology discovery responder

file and printer sharing-enabled

client for microsoft networks-enabled (in the properties\name service

provider, none ("blank") was selected - set to "windows locator" applied, go

back..it reverts to none again (none meaning "blank")

the shares were created the old school way, new folder\share

permissions(everyone-full)ntfs permissions-set correctly, no permissions

altered on the root drive

even stranger....from the xp boxes I can browse the DC (2008) shares

....sysvol...

i can ping the server hosting the shares by name,

what does it take to accomplish this? Is it even possible?

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