Thanks, I'll give that a try as soon as I can get to our admin building. Art >From: "Daniel Angelucci" <daniel_angelucci@xxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [windows2000] Re: Help with connecting to remote share >Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 16:19:41 -0400 > > >Try setting up WINS and pointing both machines at the WINS server. This >has >helped me in similar situations. > >Dan > > > >From: "Art Bain" <zizzy56@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [windows2000] Help with connecting to remote share > >Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 15:52:23 -0400 > > > > > >Here's the scenario: I'm in a remote office and want to back up our data >to > >a share at our main admin building. I am also backing up locally to tape. > >My > >office is running Windows 2000 Server and Veritas Backup Exec 8.6. We are > >connected to downtown via a T1. The share is on a NT4 computer. I can't > >consistently establish a connection to this share. Here's the IP >situation: > > > >W2K Server: 192.168.1.51 (DC w/AD) > >Gateway: 192.168.1.1 > >Mask: 255.255.255.0 > >DNS: 192.168.1.51 > >Alternate DNS: 192.168.100.12 > >NT4 IP: 192.168.100.76 > > > >I can ping (of course), but when I search for this computer I usually >don?t > >get anything. > > > >When I can make a connection and map a drive, I get this error when >trying > >to connect at a later time: > >"An error occurred while reconnecting P:\\nt4 box name\share > >Microsoft Windows Network: The local device name is already in use. This > >connection has not been restored." > > > >No error number is involved. What am I missing? > > > >Art > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > > > >This Weeks Sponsor > >================================== > >CPU seNTinel by OneApp > >Definitive Control over Individual Applications CPU utilization > >http://www.oneapp.co.uk/site/sentinel > > > >================================== > >To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation > >mode or view archives use the below link. > > > >http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > >This Weeks Sponsor >================================== >CPU seNTinel by OneApp >Definitive Control over Individual Applications CPU utilization >http://www.oneapp.co.uk/site/sentinel > >================================== >To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation >mode or view archives use the below link. > >http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com This Weeks Sponsor ================================== CPU seNTinel by OneApp Definitive Control over Individual Applications CPU utilization http://www.oneapp.co.uk/site/sentinel ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm