At the school where I work at we recently just got a Poweredge 2600 with Server 03 on it. Now we are having the problem of user machines are randomly loosing their network connection. We ar just using Microsoft client, and active user and computer directory to manage all the accounts. There are around 150 computers on the network, ranging from Me to XP pro. Mostly 98 and Me. What could be causeing the them to loose the network connection?
I'm experiencing the same thing with my 2600 - except I'm running W2K server. I've replaced the NIC, the network cable, and my switch - none of which has helped.
I contacted Dell Support - they had me run DSET and told me nothing was wrong with the hardware. They suggested I call their NOS group for support - it's only $199/hr. Can't call Microsoft since it's an OEM-installed version of Win2K.
I've turned off SMB signing in the registry, esentially disabled the AutoDisconnect feature, and turned off OpLocks. I'm at a loss of what else to try...
I wouldn't be suprise if its the same problem.. can you confirm what nic card is in ur 2600... usually they share similar hardware.. also post service tag.. we can tell how old or what config is there..
Mark Peterson
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Posted December 17th, 2004 04:00