Client Connectivity Issues

I have a Windows NT 4.0 SP6a server and about 50 client PCs. Yesterday,
four of those PCs (including) mine lost their connectivity to the server.
These PCs were able to access the Internet and I could ping the server, but
network resources were unavailable. To fix the problem, I gave two of the
PCs new IP addresses and the other two seemed to fix themselves.

Did something go wrong on the server? Why would some PCs lose their
connections while others didn't?

Thanks,

John




AnytimeAnywhere

I would check the WINS settings first.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
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"AnytimeAnywhere" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
I have a Windows NT 4.0 SP6a server and about 50 client PCs. Yesterday,
four of those PCs (including) mine lost their connectivity to the server.
These PCs were able to access the Internet and I could ping the server, but
network resources were unavailable. To fix the problem, I gave two of the
PCs new IP addresses and the other two seemed to fix themselves.

Did something go wrong on the server? Why would some PCs lose their
connections while others didn't?

Thanks,

John