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James Griffith
Problem 1.
The network is controlled by a pair of Windows 2000
Domain Controllers. All the clients are running XP. There
is one subnet, and (at present) no connections to other
networks, save that a server (the one running the VPN
stuff below) is multihomed, with one NIC on the office
network and the other connecting through the firewall to
the internet.
Occasionally I am getting on my XP client a 5719 Netlogon
error (the cannot find a domain controller one) but can
ping the DC, look at files on it etc just fine. Also, I
cannot run the AD administrative tools (which are
installed from the Win 2003 Svr Admin Pack). These ran
fine on my wrkstation for months, but now when opened say
they cannot connect to the Active Directory. Needless to
say, I can search the Active Directory without any
difficulties.
Do these problems sound familiar to anyone? If they do,
it would be really useful if you could give me a hint.
Problem 2.
As I mentioned, that first problem is a nuisance but not
crucial (I can administer AD on the servers no problem).
But I included it in case it is related to this one.
I have RAS working on the multihomed server and when I
connect via a VPN from either a Win 98 or a Win 2000
machine, I get authenticated, though I get asked for the
password a couple of times, and then experience a variety
of problems.
Having connected to the network, I can ping any of the
servers on it, but when I type in their UNC name I get an
error telling me they don't exist. The only server this
does not affect is the one running RAS (and occasionally
a couple of the others, seemingly at random). I can never
view the shares on either of the DCs though, again, I can
ping them.
From Win 98 I get an error telling me no DC could be
found when I log on, but on Win 2000 I do not.
Finally, on Win 98 I never get a list of computers on the
network, but with Win 2000 I do, but clicking on most of
them gives me the same "you cannot connect to this server
because it does not exist" error message.
Once after trying the VPN connections I got the same 5719
Netlogon error on the multihomed server, but normally I
don't.
I am also getting an error from the browser service on
the multihomed server (saying it can't find a master
browser), but this is happening on the interface to the
internet where it would be expected not to find a master
browser service. I do not get this error on the interface
to the internal network.
If anyone has any ideas about this, I would be most
grateful.
Cheers,
James Griffith
The network is controlled by a pair of Windows 2000
Domain Controllers. All the clients are running XP. There
is one subnet, and (at present) no connections to other
networks, save that a server (the one running the VPN
stuff below) is multihomed, with one NIC on the office
network and the other connecting through the firewall to
the internet.
Occasionally I am getting on my XP client a 5719 Netlogon
error (the cannot find a domain controller one) but can
ping the DC, look at files on it etc just fine. Also, I
cannot run the AD administrative tools (which are
installed from the Win 2003 Svr Admin Pack). These ran
fine on my wrkstation for months, but now when opened say
they cannot connect to the Active Directory. Needless to
say, I can search the Active Directory without any
difficulties.
Do these problems sound familiar to anyone? If they do,
it would be really useful if you could give me a hint.
Problem 2.
As I mentioned, that first problem is a nuisance but not
crucial (I can administer AD on the servers no problem).
But I included it in case it is related to this one.
I have RAS working on the multihomed server and when I
connect via a VPN from either a Win 98 or a Win 2000
machine, I get authenticated, though I get asked for the
password a couple of times, and then experience a variety
of problems.
Having connected to the network, I can ping any of the
servers on it, but when I type in their UNC name I get an
error telling me they don't exist. The only server this
does not affect is the one running RAS (and occasionally
a couple of the others, seemingly at random). I can never
view the shares on either of the DCs though, again, I can
ping them.
From Win 98 I get an error telling me no DC could be
found when I log on, but on Win 2000 I do not.
Finally, on Win 98 I never get a list of computers on the
network, but with Win 2000 I do, but clicking on most of
them gives me the same "you cannot connect to this server
because it does not exist" error message.
Once after trying the VPN connections I got the same 5719
Netlogon error on the multihomed server, but normally I
don't.
I am also getting an error from the browser service on
the multihomed server (saying it can't find a master
browser), but this is happening on the interface to the
internet where it would be expected not to find a master
browser service. I do not get this error on the interface
to the internal network.
If anyone has any ideas about this, I would be most
grateful.
Cheers,
James Griffith