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Win 2000 Pro & Win 2000 Server Problem!!!

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n8in99

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I'll explain what I've got and then the problem. I've got a Server running Windows 2000 Server and 15 clients all running Win 98SE, which are all working great. I got a new computer and it is running Windows 2000 Pro. I am able to ping the server from the Win 2K Pro machine and able to connect to the internet through the server, but here's the problem: I cannot map a network drive on the 2K Pro machine. When I try, I get this error message:

"The request to map the network drive could be completed because: No logon servers are currently available to process the logon request"

I've been banging my head on this for a couple of days, and any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
How is the 2k Pro box getting it's IP address? Do you have DNS running on the 2000 server? Is the 2000 pro box using the server for DNS? If not, it needs to. The 2000 pro box needs to be a member of the domain also.
 
Actually it doesnt have to be a member of the domain to map drives, but it is easier.

First things first, are you pinging the server by name? or IP?

ps- give us more information, do you have a domain, is the win2k box part of it, is it logging into the domain and not itself, did you create a user in the domain?, etc.
 
I have a domain and use the 2K Server box as the DNS host. I can ping every computer in the domain by name and IP, except the 2K Server, which I think is the root of the problem. The 2K Pro box is trying to log into the server's domain, not it's own. I have both added a user account and added a new computer to the Active Directory on the 2K server. Hopefully, this additional info helps.
 
Let's get this straight....

Win2k Server
Active Directory = yes.
DNS Server = yes.
Domain Controller = yes.
DHCP Server = ?.

Win2k Pro machine
IP Address aquisition = automatic.
DNS Server Address aquisition = automatic.

The server is on a separate domain then the Win2k pro box.

JamesSki is right, the Win2k Pro machines doesn't need to be a member of the same domain as the server. I think that this is a DNS problem, what information are you getting when you type "ipconfig/all" at the command prompt?
 
Are you sure it's got all the same protocols your servers does? You mgiht be using NetBEUI for file/print sharing on the rest of the machines and not have it on the new box. Definitely would cause the problems you're seeing.

One other random thought that comes to mind.. Microsoft has a lot of NFR and developer editions of their software out there. One of the limitations of these is a maximum of 15 concurrent logins. You having 15 workstations is rather suspicious.. Have you checked the licencing on your server and made sure it had more than 15 licences?

- G
 
I think I have narrowed it down to a DNS problem. I can ping the server by name from the 98SE boxes, and can ping all other machines on the network from the 2k Pro box except the SERVER. Is there a special way the network setting are set on a 2K Pro box vs 98SE?

When I run IPCONFIG, here's what I get.

Connection Specific DNS Suffix: (blank)
IP: 192.168.0.20
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.8


Any help on the DNS Suffix?

Thanks
 
The DNX suffix needn't be filled out. I'm assuming your router is 192.168.0.8, right? You really should type "ipconfig /all" instead of "ipconfig" to get a more complete picture of you network settings.
 
Thank you all very much, I fixed it. I typed our domain name in the DNS Suffix on the 2K Server and everything is working great. All help greatly appreciated.
 
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