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by cenedra

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I have a Windows 2000 Server acting as file server on a reasonably sized network which has developed a strange problem.
When anyone attempts to use Terminal Services to connect to it (or sometimes shortly after they connect) the NIC drops connectivity and only a reboot will get it active again.
The server has been in place for over a year and has only recently developed this problem, the NIC is on-board so the Motherboard has been replaced, this has not helped so we are sure it is not a hardware issue.
I have applied the latest HotFixes etc and this has not helped. And before anyone asks, no I didn't install the security rollup package!
TechNet has been no help whatsoever, I've been trawling through articles all morning!
Any info / assistance would be much appreciated.

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by lmayeda

Are you saying that if any of your TS clients connect the SERVER needs to be re-booted or the PC needs to be re-booted? I had frequent disconnections at one of my remote sites which connected to the TS via DSL. Their problem turned out to be a defective phone cable.
When the disconnection occurs, you may want to investigate if that user can ping w/n his/her workgroup, then domain, or any public IP address. It may give you a clue as to the problem area.
Alternatively, what changes have been made that could involve an IP adddress conflict?

by cenedra

It's the server that needs rebootoed rather than the Client - we stopped and started the service and it seems to have done the trick...

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