Domain Controller can not see client work stations

Hello

I was testing VPN connections to our domain controller which is a windows
2003 server.

Once we had finished I disabled the remote access service.

The domain controller can now ping the workstations and if you search for a
workstation you can access the shared folders but you can not see any
computer in network places.

From the work station you can ping the server and can remote desktop to the
server and you can map the shred drives but you can not access the server
through network places or windows explorer.

Can any one suggest how I can fix this issue.

Thanks in advance

Mark

>The domain controller can now ping the workstations and if you search for a
>workstation you can access the shared folders >but you can not see any
>computer in network places.

Are these remote computers registering with the same WINS server your domain
controller is registering with? Are these computers members of the same
domain your domain controller is in?

>From the work station you can ping the server and can remote desktop to the
>server and you can map the shared drives but >you can not access the server
>through network places or windows explorer.

Sounds like a NetBIOS name resolution issue. Network Places uses WINS for
it's name services, in a subnetted environment (you have one simply by
virtue of having a VPN), if you want to see a list of all computers in your
infrastructure, all computers must be pointed to the same WINS server, be
members of the same domain, and run the Client for MS Networks and File and
Print Sharing for MS Networks (and no firewall blocking these). The
Computer Browser service must be running on the DC and on at least one
computer in every subnet.

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Todd J Heron, MCSE
Windows Server 2003/2000/NT; CCA
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"Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:11353688-B432-44E6-8A43-(E-Mail Removed)...
Hello

I was testing VPN connections to our domain controller which is a windows
2003 server.

Once we had finished I disabled the remote access service.

The domain controller can now ping the workstations and if you search for a
workstation you can access the shared folders but you can not see any
computer in network places.

From the work station you can ping the server and can remote desktop to the
server and you can map the shred drives but you can not access the server
through network places or windows explorer.

Can any one suggest how I can fix this issue.

Thanks in advance

Mark

The computers are all on the same domain.
They are on the internal network.
We decided not to go ahead with the VPN so we do not have any external
computers connecting to the network.

The thing I did was to configure routing and remote access to test the VPN
and then uninstall the routing and remote access once we were finished

I believe the DC stopped seeing the internal network once I had configured
the routing and remote access. because I lost all connections to the mapped
network drives on the DC.

Once I removed the routing and remote access we reconnected the network
drives but have the issue of not seeing the DC from the workstations.

Thanks

Mark

You can see the Domain group but not the individual workstations.


"Todd J Heron" wrote:

> >The domain controller can now ping the workstations and if you search for a
> >workstation you can access the shared folders >but you can not see any
> >computer in network places.
>
> Are these remote computers registering with the same WINS server your domain
> controller is registering with? Are these computers members of the same
> domain your domain controller is in?
>
> >From the work station you can ping the server and can remote desktop to the
> >server and you can map the shared drives but >you can not access the server
> >through network places or windows explorer.
>
> Sounds like a NetBIOS name resolution issue. Network Places uses WINS for
> it's name services, in a subnetted environment (you have one simply by
> virtue of having a VPN), if you want to see a list of all computers in your
> infrastructure, all computers must be pointed to the same WINS server, be
> members of the same domain, and run the Client for MS Networks and File and
> Print Sharing for MS Networks (and no firewall blocking these). The
> Computer Browser service must be running on the DC and on at least one
> computer in every subnet.
>
> --
> Todd J Heron, MCSE
> Windows Server 2003/2000/NT; CCA
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights
>
>
> "Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:11353688-B432-44E6-8A43-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello
>
> I was testing VPN connections to our domain controller which is a windows
> 2003 server.
>
> Once we had finished I disabled the remote access service.
>
> The domain controller can now ping the workstations and if you search for a
> workstation you can access the shared folders but you can not see any
> computer in network places.
>
> From the work station you can ping the server and can remote desktop to the
> server and you can map the shred drives but you can not access the server
> through network places or windows explorer.
>
> Can any one suggest how I can fix this issue.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mark
>
>

Hello Todd

You were right I checked the network setting s and enabled netbios over TCP
and it all started to work again.

Thanks

Mark

"Todd J Heron" wrote:

> >The domain controller can now ping the workstations and if you search for a
> >workstation you can access the shared folders >but you can not see any
> >computer in network places.
>
> Are these remote computers registering with the same WINS server your domain
> controller is registering with? Are these computers members of the same
> domain your domain controller is in?
>
> >From the work station you can ping the server and can remote desktop to the
> >server and you can map the shared drives but >you can not access the server
> >through network places or windows explorer.
>
> Sounds like a NetBIOS name resolution issue. Network Places uses WINS for
> it's name services, in a subnetted environment (you have one simply by
> virtue of having a VPN), if you want to see a list of all computers in your
> infrastructure, all computers must be pointed to the same WINS server, be
> members of the same domain, and run the Client for MS Networks and File and
> Print Sharing for MS Networks (and no firewall blocking these). The
> Computer Browser service must be running on the DC and on at least one
> computer in every subnet.
>
> --
> Todd J Heron, MCSE
> Windows Server 2003/2000/NT; CCA
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights
>
>
> "Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:11353688-B432-44E6-8A43-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello
>
> I was testing VPN connections to our domain controller which is a windows
> 2003 server.
>
> Once we had finished I disabled the remote access service.
>
> The domain controller can now ping the workstations and if you search for a
> workstation you can access the shared folders but you can not see any
> computer in network places.
>
> From the work station you can ping the server and can remote desktop to the
> server and you can map the shred drives but you can not access the server
> through network places or windows explorer.
>
> Can any one suggest how I can fix this issue.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mark
>
>