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by jjnagel

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I have a Windows 2000 server with SP 4 that occassionally stops serving. By this I mean that it is inaccessible from the network. You cannot access the shares on the server and when you do try you get the "network path not found" message. You can however, ping the server just fine you just can't access resources on it. A reboot will take care of the problem but for how long you can never tell. It seems to be happening more frequently now and there is nothing unusual in the Event Logs. Any ideas on where to begin? Any help would be appreciated.

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by jellimonsta

You said it stops serving? Have you checked the server in real time when this problem becomes evident? Is the server service stopped? Have you verified that you have a static IP and not DHCP? Also, have you tried replacing the NIC? Even though it does not sound like you are losing network connectivity as you are able to ping. Replacing the NIC is an easy action in all reality.

by jjnagel

I checked once when the problem occured and the server service was not stopped. I have verified that the server has a static IP. I have not tried another NIC but the server does have another one so I could try that easily.

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