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Prob w / Win 95/98 PCs after Server upgr

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by jbrigan

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After upgrading our servers from NT 4.0 to 2000, our Win 95/98 clients are getting this error message when they turn on their PC in the morning: "Error connecting to the network, try again later". The PCs that have 2000 Professional are fine. This doesn't happen every day. Has anyone seen this one? I can't find anything in Technet on it. Thanks in advance.

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by talli

Just recently I myself was called to resolve a similar situation-Win9x PCs couldn't connect to the network, Win2000Pro were fine. So first of all tell me this-have u checked the Master Browser settings?
I ask this because when Win2000/Pro join sucha network ,if they r running a service called Computer Browser, they r trying automatically to make themselves Master Browser ,even if one of 9x comps was Master previously, and that might create a conflict of such kind, where Win2000/Pro will be able to access the network fine, and 9x won't.So check carefully both your Win2k servers and Win2000Pro workstations and disable this service, or, instead, set everyone's LAN settings to LM Announce=NO .
HTH
Good luck.
Talli

by caper

Are you using DHCP? Give a little more info if first answer doesn't work

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