alias for old file server

We migrated a file server to a new system but some people have links to the
old server that they need to update so I wanted to just create an alias
pointing the old name to the new server, I keep getting an error when trying
to use the old name to a share on the new server - the error is "duplicate
name exists on the network"
The old machine is deleted and was removed from the network
dns and wins all cleaned
no host files
I create the alias and dns works but the file browsing fails.
tried creating a static wins entry and still fails.
tried giving the new system 2 ips' and it still fails.

how do I get this working?




JoeS

Change the computer name of the old computer or delete computer account in AD.

Best Regards,
Simas Kvilius

"JoeS" wrote:

> We migrated a file server to a new system but some people have links to the
> old server that they need to update so I wanted to just create an alias
> pointing the old name to the new server, I keep getting an error when trying
> to use the old name to a share on the new server - the error is "duplicate
> name exists on the network"
> The old machine is deleted and was removed from the network
> dns and wins all cleaned
> no host files
> I create the alias and dns works but the file browsing fails.
> tried creating a static wins entry and still fails.
> tried giving the new system 2 ips' and it still fails.
>
> how do I get this working?
>
>
>

did all that
"Simas K." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8FD0B0F0-1D3D-4629-9198-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Change the computer name of the old computer or delete computer account in
> AD.
>
> Best Regards,
> Simas Kvilius
>
> "JoeS" wrote:
>
>> We migrated a file server to a new system but some people have links to
>> the
>> old server that they need to update so I wanted to just create an alias
>> pointing the old name to the new server, I keep getting an error when
>> trying
>> to use the old name to a share on the new server - the error is
>> "duplicate
>> name exists on the network"
>> The old machine is deleted and was removed from the network
>> dns and wins all cleaned
>> no host files
>> I create the alias and dns works but the file browsing fails.
>> tried creating a static wins entry and still fails.
>> tried giving the new system 2 ips' and it still fails.
>>
>> how do I get this working?
>>
>>
>>

use nslookup tool narrow problem scope:
run following in cmd:

nslookup
set type=ns
oldserver.yourdomain

then give an output to me.

"JoeS" wrote:

> did all that
> "Simas K." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:8FD0B0F0-1D3D-4629-9198-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Change the computer name of the old computer or delete computer account in
> > AD.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Simas Kvilius
> >
> > "JoeS" wrote:
> >
> >> We migrated a file server to a new system but some people have links to
> >> the
> >> old server that they need to update so I wanted to just create an alias
> >> pointing the old name to the new server, I keep getting an error when
> >> trying
> >> to use the old name to a share on the new server - the error is
> >> "duplicate
> >> name exists on the network"
> >> The old machine is deleted and was removed from the network
> >> dns and wins all cleaned
> >> no host files
> >> I create the alias and dns works but the file browsing fails.
> >> tried creating a static wins entry and still fails.
> >> tried giving the new system 2 ips' and it still fails.
> >>
> >> how do I get this working?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

The asnwer on my system (look at my today post) is

Aliasname.mydomain canonical name = hostname.mydomain
Bye

"Simas K." wrote:

> use nslookup tool narrow problem scope:
> run following in cmd:
>
> nslookup
> set type=ns
> oldserver.yourdomain
>
> then give an output to me.
>
> "JoeS" wrote:
>
> > did all that
> > "Simas K." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:8FD0B0F0-1D3D-4629-9198-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Change the computer name of the old computer or delete computer account in
> > > AD.
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Simas Kvilius
> > >
> > > "JoeS" wrote:
> > >
> > >> We migrated a file server to a new system but some people have links to
> > >> the
> > >> old server that they need to update so I wanted to just create an alias
> > >> pointing the old name to the new server, I keep getting an error when
> > >> trying
> > >> to use the old name to a share on the new server - the error is
> > >> "duplicate
> > >> name exists on the network"
> > >> The old machine is deleted and was removed from the network
> > >> dns and wins all cleaned
> > >> no host files
> > >> I create the alias and dns works but the file browsing fails.
> > >> tried creating a static wins entry and still fails.
> > >> tried giving the new system 2 ips' and it still fails.
> > >>
> > >> how do I get this working?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >