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ISS server name disappears from network

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by ppkehoe

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The Server domain name keeps dropping from the network. When you try to find the computer by name it not available but you can ping it or find the computer by ip address. Also so far our quick fix to this is just reboot the server and everthing goes back to normal but this leaves me unsatified what could be the problem?

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by banyanman

If this is a Windows based Server.... The issue could be due to WINS. To verify this, when the problem occurs, instead of rebooting, open a command prompt on the server and run nbtstat -RR which does a WINS release and refresh. If this allows youto connect to the server, then you have a WINS issue. If multiple adapters/ports are installed, ensure that only the production adapters/ports have WINS settings. You can also search the WINS database for entries with your servername and see what ip's have been registered for your server.

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