So had another issue with a system that had a few NT 4.0 workstations and some Photocopiers that used SMB to scan files to the server. One day it was working the next it wasn't. So to my amazment (not) i discovered that someone HAD to have been playign around because this resolution to this wasnt as far out as you might expect.
NT 4.0 workstaions couldnt get onto the domain abut they could PING the domain controllers but they couldnt browse the file contents. But for some strange reason they could browse files on other servers just not the DC. The photocopiers used SMB to copy files to the server and that wasn't working.
I thought well since these 2 things (NT4 andSMB) where old technology there must be something OLD missing from the DC.
They NEVER had WINS installed on the DC so it cant be that.......OH LOOK HERE in the advanced section of the TCP/IP properties of the network card, under the WINS tab NETBIOS had been turned off once i turned it on again shit started to work.
Now if you have older systems like these i would suggest turning on WINS or if you have older systems that are on a WAN or seperated by a router turn WINS on.
Antoher crisis averted.
-Fr33ze
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