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win98 cannot access net shares

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by shaun

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I just installed a hardware firewall on a 2k domain. the pdc was running dhcp and now the firewall is running dhcp. when i try to access shares on a win xp box i get an error message saying there was no logon server found. Any suggestions would help.

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by timwalsh

With the firewall running DHCP, it is passing DNS information from your ISP's domain, not yours. The ISP's DNS server doesn't know anything about your internal domain. Therefore, it can't tell your Win98 box where the PDC emulator (your Win2K DC) is located. Turn off the DHCP function on the firewall and re-enable it on the DC. This should solve the problem.

by curlergirl

Or, alternatively, if you have your internal DNS server properly set up to use your ISP's DNS servers as forwarders, you can set your firewall to use your internal DNS server instead of your ISP's servers. This, according to MS is the way it's "supposed" to be done. Hope this helps!

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