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by qmd61

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I used to use Windows Explorer from any Workstation in the Domain to browse entire Network. I should see all Client PC on my domain (under "My Network - Entire Network - Microsoft Windows Network - . Recently, I often could not browsed to my domain. But I still map the share using URC path, I could ping them... The big problem is it is not stable, sometime I could and sometime I could'n.

I have only one DC running Windows 2000 Server and 20 Workstation (W2K pro, win98, NT4.0) all have the same problem.
Do you have any idea?

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by mahlong

try using another network card, or re-installing the network drivers.

this is usually the problem.

by timwalsh

Install WINS on your server. WINS is especially critical for Win98clients to be able to successfully browse.
Could you previously browse successfully? If you could, have you changed network configuration any?
If you are able to ping successfully, it is not a connectivity issue (and thus not a NIC or driver issue).

by qmd61

I do tried to reconfigure the WINS but it does not solve the problem. It's a very good idea though.

by humaid

Most probably check you configrations DNS,Gatway,and your user name if all is fine then they mabe a an ip conflect or any other protocol which shoulden't be there...another try is enable netbios. Good luck..find out?

by qmd61

I do tried to reinstall DNS, WINS, DHCP but it does not help at all. Thanks for your suggestion.

by john shi

Have you checked the Event viewer in your Win2K DC for any error message?? If you used to be able to browse from any comp but not anymore. I conculde something had happenned on the DC.

by qmd61

I still browse the Network fine, but if I reboot any W2K pro workstation, it does not browses the LAN any more but late on sometime 5 hours, sometime 1 day... it works fine

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