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Random Network Disconnections?

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by rthompson49

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We have a small (10 pc) peer-to-peer network with Windows 98 clients accessing an NT server for access to email, internet and our SQL Server based accounting and MRP system. Occasionally, user access to the server is either denied or disconnected. Logging in on the PC with an administrator account allows server access. This happens on random PC's on the network with all user accounts. Rebooting the server seems to restore the server access for users.

One other thing that may be affecting this is that we have an ISDN router connecting us to the server at our sister company. This problem started occurring after they went through a server upgrade recently. The same users that had access to their server still do so I'm not sure what if anything this affects.

Any input as to what I'm missing here?

Thanks in advance.

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by pkellett

I guess you're running NT4.0 and the other server was upgraded to NT2000? I guess your local is the PDC. Is the remote server on the same or different domain? Trusted domains? Standalone?
To test if the other server is causing interference, take a machine that isn't working and remove its default gateway. You'll obviously lose access to the remote server but if it still doesn't allow logins then the remote server cannot be at fault.
If you can supply the additional info, I should be able to help you.

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