Canoot access shares on Server 2003

Hi,

After i applied windows security update on a standlone windows server 2003,
i stopped being able to access shares on the server from workstation. I did
not install the CAL yet.

Any Idea, Thanks

we need more information to help. Have you enabled firewall?

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Antoine Sayegh" <Antoine (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:9DFD9658-EE27-45FB-B93C-(E-Mail Removed)...
Hi,

After i applied windows security update on a standlone windows server 2003,
i stopped being able to access shares on the server from workstation. I did
not install the CAL yet.

Any Idea, Thanks

Hi Robert,

Thanks for your response. This is a new installed server 2003 R2. I did not
enable any firewall. I was able to access the shares on the server before i
updated the server with the security updates . I have a feeling that the
updates restricted access to the server.

Best Regards

"Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> we need more information to help. Have you enabled firewall?
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "Antoine Sayegh" <Antoine (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:9DFD9658-EE27-45FB-B93C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> After i applied windows security update on a standlone windows server 2003,
> i stopped being able to access shares on the server from workstation. I did
> not install the CAL yet.
>
> Any Idea, Thanks

on the server, type net share command. that should display the share drives. On the remote computer, type net use \\serverip. If it asks for the user name, type the administrator with the server password. Otherwise, you may receive system error 53. post back with the result.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Antoine Sayegh" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:F1100083-27AF-4BE5-9A62-(E-Mail Removed)...
Hi Robert,

Thanks for your response. This is a new installed server 2003 R2. I did not
enable any firewall. I was able to access the shares on the server before i
updated the server with the security updates . I have a feeling that the
updates restricted access to the server.

Best Regards

"Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> we need more information to help. Have you enabled firewall?
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "Antoine Sayegh" <Antoine (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:9DFD9658-EE27-45FB-B93C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> After i applied windows security update on a standlone windows server 2003,
> i stopped being able to access shares on the server from workstation. I did
> not install the CAL yet.
>
> Any Idea, Thanks

When i type net use \\serverip, i have a suuceesfull response, But when i
type the net use \\servername i have message that the operation cannot be
completed. I discovered that it is a DNS problem cause when i add an entry(
server 2003) to the host file on the workstation ( xp pro) i have no problem
issuing a net use \\servername or connecting to shares. The actual network
had a 2000 server (workgroup mode) running DNS and DHCP. I think since there
in no domain on that network the DNS function is not valid ( checked content
had no valid local domain, with out of scope ip addresses). Each workstaion
that's using the DHCP server gets the server 2000 as primary DNS server in
addition to the ISP Dns servers. I configured the Server 2003 as a workgroup
server with its static ip address and the server 2000 as primary DNS server
in addition to the Isp DNS servers. ( when i installed the server 2003 i did
no go through the role configuration. I am new to windows server 2003 am i
missing something in the installation process ?

Thanks.
"Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> on the server, type net share command. that should display the share drives. On the remote computer, type net use \\serverip. If it asks for the user name, type the administrator with the server password. Otherwise, you may receive system error 53. post back with the result.
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "Antoine Sayegh" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:F1100083-27AF-4BE5-9A62-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Robert,
>
> Thanks for your response. This is a new installed server 2003 R2. I did not
> enable any firewall. I was able to access the shares on the server before i
> updated the server with the security updates . I have a feeling that the
> updates restricted access to the server.
>
> Best Regards
>
> "Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>
> > we need more information to help. Have you enabled firewall?
> >
> > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> > "Antoine Sayegh" <Antoine (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:9DFD9658-EE27-45FB-B93C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > After i applied windows security update on a standlone windows server 2003,
> > i stopped being able to access shares on the server from workstation. I did
> > not install the CAL yet.
> >
> > Any Idea, Thanks

could be that your dns is not configured correctly, I use dns on my work
group but only for the webserver, my dhcp server is shut down but I do have
wins running(sever 2k3, all clients are xppro)
Jon
"Antoine Sayegh" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:32E875EE-3A1E-42AD-BA34-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> When i type net use \\serverip, i have a suuceesfull response, But when i
> type the net use \\servername i have message that the operation cannot be
> completed. I discovered that it is a DNS problem cause when i add an
> entry(
> server 2003) to the host file on the workstation ( xp pro) i have no
> problem
> issuing a net use \\servername or connecting to shares. The actual network
> had a 2000 server (workgroup mode) running DNS and DHCP. I think since
> there
> in no domain on that network the DNS function is not valid ( checked
> content
> had no valid local domain, with out of scope ip addresses). Each
> workstaion
> that's using the DHCP server gets the server 2000 as primary DNS server
> in
> addition to the ISP Dns servers. I configured the Server 2003 as a
> workgroup
> server with its static ip address and the server 2000 as primary DNS
> server
> in addition to the Isp DNS servers. ( when i installed the server 2003 i
> did
> no go through the role configuration. I am new to windows server 2003 am
> i
> missing something in the installation process ?
>
> Thanks.
> "Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>
>> on the server, type net share command. that should display the share
>> drives. On the remote computer, type net use \\serverip. If it asks for
>> the user name, type the administrator with the server password.
>> Otherwise, you may receive system error 53. post back with the result.
>>
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>> "Antoine Sayegh" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:F1100083-27AF-4BE5-9A62-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi Robert,
>>
>> Thanks for your response. This is a new installed server 2003 R2. I did
>> not
>> enable any firewall. I was able to access the shares on the server
>> before i
>> updated the server with the security updates . I have a feeling that
>> the
>> updates restricted access to the server.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>> "Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>>
>> > we need more information to help. Have you enabled firewall?
>> >
>> > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>> > "Antoine Sayegh" <Antoine (E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> in message news:9DFD9658-EE27-45FB-B93C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > After i applied windows security update on a standlone windows
>> server 2003,
>> > i stopped being able to access shares on the server from
>> workstation. I did
>> > not install the CAL yet.
>> >
>> > Any Idea, Thanks

Is there an entry in DNS for the W2003 server? What happens if you type
nslookup servername instead of net use \\servername ?

Antoine Sayegh wrote:
> When i type net use \\serverip, i have a suuceesfull response, But
> when i type the net use \\servername i have message that the
> operation cannot be completed. I discovered that it is a DNS problem
> cause when i add an entry( server 2003) to the host file on the
> workstation ( xp pro) i have no problem issuing a net use
> \\servername or connecting to shares. The actual network had a 2000
> server (workgroup mode) running DNS and DHCP. I think since there in
> no domain on that network the DNS function is not valid ( checked
> content had no valid local domain, with out of scope ip addresses).
> Each workstaion that's using the DHCP server gets the server 2000 as
> primary DNS server in addition to the ISP Dns servers. I configured
> the Server 2003 as a workgroup server with its static ip address and
> the server 2000 as primary DNS server in addition to the Isp DNS
> servers. ( when i installed the server 2003 i did no go through the
> role configuration. I am new to windows server 2003 am i missing
> something in the installation process ?
>
> Thanks.
> "Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>
>> on the server, type net share command. that should display the share
>> drives. On the remote computer, type net use \\serverip. If it asks
>> for the user name, type the administrator with the server password.
>> Otherwise, you may receive system error 53. post back with the
>> result.
>>
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Antoine Sayegh"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:F1100083-27AF-4BE5-9A62-(E-Mail Removed)... Hi
>> Robert,
>>
>> Thanks for your response. This is a new installed server 2003 R2.
>> I did not enable any firewall. I was able to access the shares on
>> the server before i updated the server with the security updates .
>> I have a feeling that the updates restricted access to the server.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>> "Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>>
>> > we need more information to help. Have you enabled firewall?
>> >
>> > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN &
>> Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com > "Antoine
>> Sayegh" <Antoine (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:9DFD9658-EE27-45FB-B93C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi, > > After i applied windows security update on a
>> standlone windows server 2003, > i stopped being able to access
>> shares on the server from workstation. I did > not install the
>> CAL yet. >
>> > Any Idea, Thanks