WINS

[Rich]

not sure where to post this.
I have a 2003 server that hosts exchange 2003 and the server is not listing
in either net view or my network places both of which I believe use netbios.
The server is listing in AD, thru DNS of course. I have tried using the
lmhosts file but that was unsuccessful. This has become a critical issue
since our BackupExec application uses netbios for it's restore process. The
nic WINS settings on the server has two servers listed, netbios is enabled ,
and all related services are running. Also, search>computers on network from
a client machine resolves the name of the server.

any help with this would be much appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Phillip Windell]

Re: WINS

"Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0CC6F5DF-C8F2-471C-BA4E-F652BD9443D5@microsoft.com...
> not sure where to post this.
> I have a 2003 server that hosts exchange 2003 and the server is not
> listing
> in either net view or my network places both of which I believe use
> netbios.
> The server is listing in AD, thru DNS of course. I have tried using the
> lmhosts file but that was unsuccessful. This has become a critical issue
> since our BackupExec application uses netbios for it's restore process.
> The
> nic WINS settings on the server has two servers listed, netbios is enabled
> ,
> and all related services are running. Also, search>computers on network
> from
> a client machine resolves the name of the server.

Do the WINS Server being pointed to actually exist and are actually
functioning correctly?

Do the WINS Servers actually list all the correct machines in the database?

Do the contents of both WINS Servers agree with each other?

Do all relevant machines (mail server and all the clients) actually use the
correct WINS Servers in their TCP/IP Specs?

--
Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
-----------------------------------------------------

 

[Rich]

Re: WINS

excellent questions Phillip.

1. I did discover that one of the wins servers was down. I activated it and
it is responding. the server has a red and white icon but the server has a
green up arrow?? But, the secondary that the [exchange]server is pointed to
is and was up and running.

2. the server that is running does list all of the correct machines

3. Can't tell yet if both servers agree since I just restarted the wins
server that was down.

4. Yes, all machines have correct wins in their specs and both wins servers
are pointed to themselves.

FYI-
nbtstat -A [ip address] & nbtstat -n are both returning ADMINISTRATOR <03>
UNIQUE CONFLICT for the [exchange] server

"Phillip Windell" wrote:

> "Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0CC6F5DF-C8F2-471C-BA4E-F652BD9443D5@microsoft.com...
> > not sure where to post this.
> > I have a 2003 server that hosts exchange 2003 and the server is not
> > listing
> > in either net view or my network places both of which I believe use
> > netbios.
> > The server is listing in AD, thru DNS of course. I have tried using the
> > lmhosts file but that was unsuccessful. This has become a critical issue
> > since our BackupExec application uses netbios for it's restore process.
> > The
> > nic WINS settings on the server has two servers listed, netbios is enabled
> > ,
> > and all related services are running. Also, search>computers on network
> > from
> > a client machine resolves the name of the server.
>
> Do the WINS Server being pointed to actually exist and are actually
> functioning correctly?
>
> Do the WINS Servers actually list all the correct machines in the database?
>
> Do the contents of both WINS Servers agree with each other?
>
> Do all relevant machines (mail server and all the clients) actually use the
> correct WINS Servers in their TCP/IP Specs?
>
> --
> Phillip Windell
> www.wandtv.com
>
> The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
> or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
>
>