We have a Windows 2000 server in our environment and it needs to be able to map drives using the NetBIOS name of or main file server (which is running on Windows Server 2k3). For the sake of this example lets say the Windows 2000 servers name is Win2k and the main file servers name is FileServer. Win2k can navigate to other servers through windows explorer just fine using \\servername as well as map drives, the only server it's having a problem with is FileServer, and yes some of these other servers are Windows Server 2k3 as well. Win2k can ping FileServer by name as well as by IP, it can also resolve the correct IP when I do an NSLookup FileServer. The only thing it can't do is navigate to FileServer through explorer or map drives using the name of FileServer, however it can do it by IP. I'm trying to avoid rebooting this Windows 2000 server, so I'm looking for solutions that will not require me to do so.

Does the FileServer can resolve the Win2k server ok too? I would tend to think of a wins error maybe. I don't know if you still use wins, but was used a lot in the past.MCP | MCTS 70-236: Exchange Server 2007, Configuring Want to follow me ? | Blog: http://www.jabea.net | http://blogs.technet.com/b/wikininjas/

Does the FileServer can resolve the Win2k server ok too? I would tend to think of a wins error maybe. I don't know if you still use wins, but was used a lot in the past.MCP | MCTS 70-236: Exchange Server 2007, Configuring Want to follow me ? | Blog: http://www.jabea.net | http://blogs.technet.com/b/wikininjas/

Hello, I would agree with Yagmoth555 regarding the WINS resolution. Also, you can can solve NetBIOS names based on the use of DNS resolution if your DNS suffixes are well configured: http://www.simpledns.com/kb.aspx?kbid=1231 Please note that Windows 2000 is no longer supported by Microsoft. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Designing and Providing Volume Licensing Solutions to Large Organizations Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Trainer

Hello, I would agree with Yagmoth555 regarding the WINS resolution. Also, you can can solve NetBIOS names based on the use of DNS resolution if your DNS suffixes are well configured: http://www.simpledns.com/kb.aspx?kbid=1231 Please note that Windows 2000 is no longer supported by Microsoft. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Designing and Providing Volume Licensing Solutions to Large Organizations Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Trainer

I would advice you to edit the host file located in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts open the hosts file in the notepad and at the end you would see exactly this put the ip of the server and hostname 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.0.1 Win2khttp://www.arabitpro.com

I would advice you to edit the host file located in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts open the hosts file in the notepad and at the end you would see exactly this put the ip of the server and hostname 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.0.1 Win2khttp://www.arabitpro.com