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by mzee

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I am running WIN 2000 advanced server as my pdc with win 98 workstations, The problem i am having is that some users workstations loose connection to the pdc( hence domain) and they can not run shared application until they log out then back in. Isanybody out there experienced this problem and how did you solve it?

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by likertj

Is DNS working correctly? Do you have any other DCs operating? Ensure each 9x workstation has the DNS entries and that it's working from each client. After that, ensure that WINS is operating correctly.

by petemcc

It sounds like maybe a DHCP issue, that the problem workstations are not getting renewed IP addresses when their lease expires. When you log out and back on the DHCP server is giving them a new address.

Compare DHCP configuration with the other boxes, that they are looking to the same server etc.

Maybe a synchronization problem? Check the clock settings.

Hope this helps,
Pete

by donb

I had this same problem. There is a Microsoft document (sorry, couldn't locate it) that says to set the Workgroup name to the same name as the Domain you are logging into when using Win9x in a Win2K domain. I did this and my problem was solved.

by curacao_dejavu

for the troubleshooting guide of win98 look at the MS KB Article ID: Q192534

Check if it could be relate to the power management Article ID: Q182520 ;This problem can occur because NetDDE was not designed to communicate with APM services.RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods:

Disable APM.

Restart your computer.

To disable APM, follow these steps:

Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

Double-click System, click the Device Manager tab, and then double-click the System Devices branch to expand it.

On the General tab under Device usage, click to clear the "Disable in this hardware profile" check box.

And finally check if NT/w2k cleints have that problem (probably not).
I think the exact term is that the win9x looses their hearbeat signal on the network.

regards

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