Windows 2003 - Can't browse or be seen on network

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Please help:

I am absolutely stumped. I have Windows 2003 running in a network and
I can't see the server on any other computer nor can I see any
computer from it. Here are the issues:

1) I turned on File and Print Sharing
2) I am NOT running DHCP, I am running DHCP on a router
3) I am running two NIC cards. I setup a VPN on one. I tried
uninstalling but it didn't effect this issue.
4) I configured DNS to forward to the router/cable modem. I can
resolve fine on the server
5) I set DNS on my workstations to that of the server and can resolve
websites fine. I still can't see the server
6) When I login to the server and browse the network, I see the domain
but I do not see the server when I click on the domain.
7) My etc\ hosts file has only -
127.0.0.1 localhost
8) My WINS Server is the same as my domain server - XXX.XXX.1.105 - I
also tried XXX.XXX.1.103. Is this an issue?
9) I tried "Net Use \\server" on my Windows XP client and I get
"System Error 53 has occurred. Network path not found"
10) I tried enabling Netbios over TCP/IP but didn't work.
11) The results of a IPconfig on the server are as follows:


Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : domainsrv
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : domain.domainname.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain.domainname.com
domainname.com

Ethernet adapter ServerInternet Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100+ Server
Adapter (PILA847
0B) #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : ##-##-81-26-D7-##
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : XXX.XXX.1.103
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : XXX.XXX.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : XXX.XXX.1.105
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : XXX.XXX.1.103
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Ethernet adapter VPN Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100+ Server
Adapter (PILA847
0B)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-81-26-D7-02
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : XXX.XXX.1.105
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : XXX.XXX.1.105
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : XXX.XXX.1.103
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

12) The results of an nslookup are as follows:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>nslookup www.yahoo.com
127.0.0.1
Server: localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.yahoo.akadns.net
Addresses: 216.109.118.78, 216.109.118.64, 216.109.118.66,
216.109.118.67
216.109.118.70, 216.109.118.71, 216.109.118.74,
216.109.118.76
Aliases: www.yahoo.com


C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>nslookup www.yahoo.com
XXX.XXX.1.105
*** Can't find server name for address 192.168.1.105: Non-existent
domain
Server: UnKnown
Address: XXX.XXX.1.105

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.yahoo.akadns.net
Addresses: 216.109.118.78, 216.109.118.64, 216.109.118.66,
216.109.118.67
216.109.118.70, 216.109.118.71, 216.109.118.74,
216.109.118.76
Aliases: www.yahoo.com


C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>nslookup www.yahoo.com
XXX.XXX.1.103
*** Can't find server name for address 192.168.1.103: No response from
server
Server: UnKnown
Address: XXX.XXX.1.103

*** UnKnown can't find www.yahoo.com: No response from server

Thanks!

SPH
 
SPH said:
Please help:

I am absolutely stumped. I have Windows 2003 running in a network and
I can't see the server on any other computer nor can I see any
computer from it. Here are the issues:

1) I turned on File and Print Sharing
2) I am NOT running DHCP, I am running DHCP on a router
3) I am running two NIC cards. I setup a VPN on one. I tried
uninstalling but it didn't effect this issue.
4) I configured DNS to forward to the router/cable modem. I can
resolve fine on the server
5) I set DNS on my workstations to that of the server and can resolve
websites fine. I still can't see the server
6) When I login to the server and browse the network, I see the domain
but I do not see the server when I click on the domain.
7) My etc\ hosts file has only -
127.0.0.1 localhost
8) My WINS Server is the same as my domain server - XXX.XXX.1.105 - I
also tried XXX.XXX.1.103. Is this an issue?
9) I tried "Net Use \\server" on my Windows XP client and I get
"System Error 53 has occurred. Network path not found"
10) I tried enabling Netbios over TCP/IP but didn't work.
11) The results of a IPconfig on the server are as follows:
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WINS only binds with the first NIC in your tcp/ip sequence (advanced
properties). Netbios can't cross most routers without WINS replication. nbt
over tcp/ip is required unless Netbui. If WINS is installed on the same
system as the server, both primary and secondary WINS should point to
itself. If any 2 systems use the same ip_address, server or not,
connectivity will fail.
 
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