Hi,
This is a weird one. I have a small network consisting
of desktop and laptop PC's attached to an SBS 2000
server. They all work fine i.e. log-on / off the
network, can access everything they need on the server
etc.
However if I sit at the server and using explorer via My
Network Places click on three of the PC's (2 x desktop
and 1 x laptop) after a few minutes of watching the 'egg
timer' I get a \\xxxxx path not found message for one
desktop and the laptop or \\xxxx cannot find server
message for the other desktop. By the way the same PC
that gives the cannot find server message also tries to
become the master browser from time to time thus logging
an error in the event log?!! I can access all other PC's
with no problem.
Sitting at each of these PC's I can ping both the local
loop back and fixed IP address with no problem using both
the IP address and DNS names. Sitting at the server and
trying to ping these three PC's using both the IP address
and DNS name all I get is timeout errors.
Does anyone have any ideas why this should be happening?
By the way all desktops / laptops are Windows XP Pro and
all machines are at the latest update levels.
Regards,
Ken.