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RE: Not able to log into Win2K server

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18 Feb 2005 4:41 AM
Craig S
Thank you Desmond.  Had a chance to implement some changes and your lmhosts
suggestion did the trick.  I also tried to name the workgroup the same as the
pre-dot name of the domain to no avail.

I appreciate your assistance.

Have a great day.

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"Desmond Lee" wrote:

> NT rely on WINS to resolve NetBIOS names whereas Win 200x use DNS.
> Also, TCP/IP forwarding is by default disabled in Win 2000.
> See
>       http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;230082
>
>
> If you do not have WINS on the networks, consider putting the Win 200x
> server-IP in the %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\lmhosts file on the NT
> machines.
>
> Do let us know if this helps.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> "Craig S" wrote:
>
> > I have a multihomed Win2K server.
> >
> > NIC1 to corporate WAN - this side OK
> > NIC2 to small isolated LAN - this side PROBLEMS
> >
> > Each NIC bound to a different subnet/IP addressing scheme.
> >
> > The Win2K server is a member of the corporate domain.
> >
> > The NT4 workstations are members of a Workgroup named "Workgroup."  They can
> > ping the Win2K server.  They cannot see the server when browsing the network
> > and cannot log into the server.  Drives cannot be mapped by server name or IP
> > address.
> >
> > I need to enable the NT4 workstations to see and log into the Win2K server.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thank you!

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