Re: W98 Client cannot see subsequent connects to XP Client

[Michael R. Cooper]

The first post did not seem to end up on the newsgroup, so I am reposting
this now.

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"Michael R. Cooper" > wrote in message news:...
> Hi All... (also posted on the network_web NG)
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> Here is my circumstance.
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> LAN Server Win2000 All SPs applied
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> For many years 6 clients using W98 logging into Win2000 Server Domain
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> Last Wk. replaced 4 clients with new computers running XP
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> All new XP computers logging into Win2000 Server Domain
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> All Client computers need to access 1 of the new XP computers to access a
> shared printer
> - The XP Clients access this printer fine.
> - The W98 Clients access the printer (and XP Computer) fine... ONCE. If
> either the XP computer is rebooted or the W98 computer is rebooted, the
W98
> can no longer see the XP Computer. At this point the W98 Client can ping
> the IP and the name of the computer and can still access the W2000 server
> fine, but they just cannot see any of the XP computers (including the one
> with the shared printer)...
>
> Now... if the name of the XP Computer is changed (and re-joined to the
W2000
> domain), the W98 computers can see the newly named computer and use its
> printer until (once again) one of them is rebooted.
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> To me it sounds like the W98 computers are being locked out of the WinXP
> computer, but I can't find any article on the KB that sounds like this...
> The W98 computer is told that "Logon Server cannot be found".
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> The only other curious note is that none of the users that log into (the
> W2000 domain) use passwords.
>
> Any ideas?
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>
> TIA
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> Mike Cooper
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