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win 2k prof refuses IP conn to NT

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by chris

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Win 2k prof laptop randomly refuses IP communication with NT4 file server and NT4 workstation email server. Randomly, ping fails to both servers, but I can map and access a share on the NT server using "net use" during the time the ping fails. Afterawhile, or after a reboot, it communicates with IP correctly. Ideas?

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by tschmuki

Have you set-up other protocols then TCP/IP, eg. NetBIOS?
In case you are using DHCP - this behavior may could accure, when intermittend the DHCP server not can be connected. Then the W2k changes to the predefined IP address. So check the IP address of the client, once you can not ping the servers and make sure you still have a address out of your network range.

by nagazaki

Go to winnt\systems32\drivers\etc and modify the hosts file by adding the IP address & name of the different servers you want to connect to.

Quite easy to do and very efficient.

Restart the computer after modification

Hope it helps

by chris

Problem is intermittent, and adding server to hosts file doesn't help. Server will not respond to ping via direct ip address when this problem happens.

by chris

IP addresses are all fixed on this network. No DHCP servers exist. Netbeui and IP is in use.

by tschmuki

What happen, when you disable the NetBIOS on the workstation or change the bindungs?

Are you trying to ping the servers by IP address or NetBIOS name - in case IP works, you do have some problems with the name resolution.

Good luck

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