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RB
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Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:50 am Post subject:
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We have a Windows 2003 domain with a few Windows 98 clients. I have
installed the DSclient on the Window 98 machines but they fail to see any
DFS shares. Any ideas?
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Paul Williams [MVP]
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Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:51 am Post subject:
Re: Win98 not seeing DFS in 2003 Domain |
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Is this the most up-to-date DS Client? It was updated a while back, to cope
with some of the new 2003 DFS features.
When you say can't see DFS shares, does that mean it can see normal shares
on the 2003 box?
Anything worth noting in the event logs?
All other clients are fine I assume?
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Paul Williams
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
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RB
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Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:50 pm Post subject:
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Thanks for replying Paul.
It's the latest client I could find to download but not the latest based on
this bulletin.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323455 If you know
of something newer I can download please send me the link. It can see and
access normal shares on Windows 2003 servers with the 98 clients fine. Our
2000 and XP clients work fine. Nothing is logged in event viewer on the
servers indicating a problem with the client. What I recently discovered is
when I tried to type in the DFS name in Explorer I got " Computer or
Sharename could not be found" error. After clicking on this error twice the
DFS directory appeared and I could access the files. Authentication
problem??? I then ran Windows update from Microsofts web site to get the 98
up to date and now I do not have this problem. Some update appeared to fix
it.
Another problem that still exists is mapping a drive letter to the users
home directory using Active Directory. In AD under the users profile we have
connect H: to \\server\usersname
username being the share we created. I can manually map a drive to this
share so I am sure rights are fine and we are getting logged into the domain
at login. If I enable the roaming profile option on the 98 client it does
copy the profile settings to the share that is in AD so it appears it is
ready this policy when the user logs in. Unfortunately no drive letter is
created to this share. I could create login scripts for each user but was
trying to avoid this.
What we have are 2500 users with 2000 pro or XP, but about 50 are stuck with
98 until we can upgrade an application they use. Their home directories
currently exist on Novell which we are wanting to move to Microsoft and use
AD to map to their home folders.
"Paul Williams [MVP]" <ptw2001@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Is this the most up-to-date DS Client? It was updated a while back, to
cope
with some of the new 2003 DFS features.
When you say can't see DFS shares, does that mean it can see normal shares
on the 2003 box?
Anything worth noting in the event logs?
All other clients are fine I assume?
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Paul Williams
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
http://www.msresource.net | http://forums.msresource.net
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Paul Williams [MVP]
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Sun Oct 23, 2005 4:50 pm Post subject:
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I'm sorry, I don't think I can help. I've not looked at a 9x client in over
a year.
Upgrade sounds like good advice, but I know how it is with you - I've been
there.
Sorry I can't help. If you resolve this, I'd appreciate a follow up though.
As for DSClient, try the Win2003 SP disk.
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Paul Williams
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
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