Access denied on XP SP2 box when trying to manage from Server

[Mike Honeycutt]

Sorry, if I hit the wrong group here, but I feel certain this is
client side issue.

Working on a small network, 4 XP client systems, 2 Windows 2003 domain
controllers, 1 Windows 2003 member server and 2 Windows 2000 member
servers.

DNS, Active Directory, etc., all functioning properly without errors.
Three of the client systems work properly. Logs on domain controllers
and on problem system, don't lend any help. All clients use DHCP for
their network configuration, all the client systems were fresh
installs of XP. The problem system has been un-joined from the domain
and re-joined multiple times, with no changes. Even un-joined,
renamed the system, deleted the old domain computer account, then
joined the system under a new name. Same thing. From AD Users &
Computers if you right click and select Manage - It connects, if you
expand Event Viewer you receive an error:

Unable to connect to the computer "problem.domain.local" The error
was: Access is denied.

This would seem to be the issue, but Windows Firewall is disabled.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/840634

Sort of a part two, but I am sure it is related. This system doesn't
pick up the appropriate GPO's so it doesn't check in with WSUS, you
can't push software installs to it, etc.

 

[To Old To . . .]

OK, lets start with the basics 1st.

we will call the computers #1G, 2G, 3G,amd 4B (Good/Bad)
Servers D1, D2, M1, M2, M3

Simple test is from each server, ping \\4B (computer name)
From 4B ping \\D1, etc.

See if you can ping oneway and not the other.
Let me know the results


Good Luck

 

[Anteaus]

You don't use backslashes in ping commands. just 'ping 4G' or 'ping
10.10.10.1'

OP: This seems like a massive overkill. Obviously I have no idea what your
topology or requirements are, but I can see no reason to need 'push'
management for a 4-user workgroup. Would Remote Desktop or VNC not be a
simpler way to manage so small a number of desktops?