I have installed to domains in a forest. A root domain with 2 dc's, and a
production domain with 2 dc's and several servers.
But I can't browse the production network (ie using My Network Places).
The error I get: "<domain> is not accessible. You might not have permission
to use this network resource.... The list of servers for this workgroup is
not currently available."
I can browse the root domain.
NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled.
I have even installed wins in the production domain.
We are running 2003 enterprise servers R2 SP2.
All servers are on the same subnet.

Read inline please.

In news:89FFAB3A-400E-4A67-B239-6B07A4F351E7@microsoft.com,
BillB <BillB@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> I have installed to domains in a forest. A root domain with 2 dc's,
> and a production domain with 2 dc's and several servers.
> But I can't browse the production network (ie using My Network
> Places). The error I get: "<domain> is not accessible. You might not
> have permission to use this network resource.... The list of servers
> for this workgroup is not currently available."
> I can browse the root domain.
> NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled.
> I have even installed wins in the production domain.
> We are running 2003 enterprise servers R2 SP2.
> All servers are on the same subnet.

Are both of these domains on the same physical network and subnet?
An ipconfig /all from the two DCs would .


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The root domain with 2 dc's (that everyone can browse) has the following ip
config:
Host name.................. npdc01
Primary Dns Suffix....... novoprod.local
Node Type.................. Unknown
IP routing enabled....... No
WINS Proxy enabled.... No
DNS Suffix Search list.. novoprod.local

Connection-specific DNS Suffix..
DHCP enabled ........................ No
IP Address.............................. 172.18.74.130
Subnet Mask .......................... 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway ..................... 172.18.74.254
DNS Servers .......................... 172.18.74.130
172.18.74.131
The second server is equal, but with IP 172.18.74.131
---------------------------
In the production domain with 2 dc's, and no one can browse here,
ip config
Host Name............................. npdcdapi01
Primary Dns Suffix.................. npdapi.novoprod.local
Node type.............................. Hybrid
IP routing enabled.................. No
WINS Proxy enabled .............. No
DNS Suffix Search List ........... npdapi.novoprod.local

Ethernet adapter NLB connection:
Connection specifik DNS suffix.. npdapi.novoprod.local
DHCP enabled ......................... No
IP Address .............................. 172.18.74.152
Subnet mask ........................... 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway ...................... 172.18.74.254
DNS servers ............................ 172.18.74.140
172.18.74.141

Ethernet adapter LAN:
Connection specifik DNS suffix..
DHCP enabled ......................... No
IP Address .............................. 172.18.74.140
Subnet mask ........................... 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway ...................... 172.18.74.254
DNS servers ............................ 172.18.74.140
172.18.74.141
Primary WINS server ............... 172.18.74.140

The second server is equal, with
NLB ip 172.18.74.151
LAN ip 172.18.74.141

The DNS is AD integrated.
WINS is only installed on 172.18.74.140 (dc1 in production: npdapi)

There are some switches in the network, but the ie. DC1 and some other
servers are on same switch, but still they can't browse NPDAPI (production)
but they can browse root (novoprod).

Read inline please.

In news:138ED49A-46F8-4541-914B-7D701B9397F7@microsoft.com,
BillB <BillB@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> The root domain with 2 dc's (that everyone can browse) has the
> following ip config:
> Host name.................. npdc01
> Primary Dns Suffix....... novoprod.local
> Node Type.................. Unknown
> IP routing enabled....... No
> WINS Proxy enabled.... No
> DNS Suffix Search list.. novoprod.local
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix..
> DHCP enabled ........................ No
> IP Address.............................. 172.18.74.130
> Subnet Mask .......................... 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway ..................... 172.18.74.254
> DNS Servers .......................... 172.18.74.130
> 172.18.74.131
> The second server is equal, but with IP 172.18.74.131
> ---------------------------
> In the production domain with 2 dc's, and no one can browse here,
> ip config
> Host Name............................. npdcdapi01
> Primary Dns Suffix.................. npdapi.novoprod.local
> Node type.............................. Hybrid
> IP routing enabled.................. No
> WINS Proxy enabled .............. No
> DNS Suffix Search List ........... npdapi.novoprod.local
>
> Ethernet adapter NLB connection:
> Connection specifik DNS suffix.. npdapi.novoprod.local
> DHCP enabled ......................... No
> IP Address .............................. 172.18.74.152
> Subnet mask ........................... 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway ...................... 172.18.74.254
> DNS servers ............................ 172.18.74.140
> 172.18.74.141
>
> Ethernet adapter LAN:
> Connection specifik DNS suffix..
> DHCP enabled ......................... No
> IP Address .............................. 172.18.74.140
> Subnet mask ........................... 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway ...................... 172.18.74.254
> DNS servers ............................ 172.18.74.140
> 172.18.74.141
> Primary WINS server ............... 172.18.74.140
>
> The second server is equal, with
> NLB ip 172.18.74.151
> LAN ip 172.18.74.141
>
> The DNS is AD integrated.
> WINS is only installed on 172.18.74.140 (dc1 in production: npdapi)
>
> There are some switches in the network, but the ie. DC1 and some other
> servers are on same switch, but still they can't browse NPDAPI
> (production) but they can browse root (novoprod).

I would have liked to have seen the actual ipconfig /all output
ipconfig /all >ipconfig.txt but from the looks of it, the problem is caused
by the two network adapters on the same server connected to the same network
on the same subnet facing each other with NetBIOS enabled on both. When you
do this, the two adapters broadcast the NetBIOS name to the same network and
both get ignored.

You need to disable one NIC, or use Teaming software for the NICs that will
make them act like one connection with one IP address.


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This is ipconfig from the 2 root dc (novoprod), and the 2 production dc
(npdapi)
Root DC1
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : npdc01
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : novoprod.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : novoprod.local

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE
(NDIS VBD Client) #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-64-11-F3-29
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.130
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.130
172.18.74.131
NetBIOS over TCP/IP enabled
Holds all FSMO roles except GC
---------------------------------------------------------
Root DC2
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : npdc02
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : novoprod.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : novoprod.local

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE
(NDIS VBD Client) #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-64-11-F9-AD
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.131
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.131
172.18.74.130
NetBIOS over TCP/IP enabled
Global Catalog
---------------------------------------------------------
Production DC1
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : npdcdapi01
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : npdapi.novoprod.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : npdapi.novoprod.local

Ethernet adapter NLB Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : npdapi.novoprod.local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708S NetXtreme II GigE
(NDIS VBD Client) #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-BF-AC-12-4A-98
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.152
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.150
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.140
172.18.74.141
NetBIOS over TCP/IP disablet
----------------------------------------

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708S NetXtreme II GigE
(NDIS VBD Client)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-64-8C-14-2A
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.140
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.141
172.18.74.140
172.18.74.130
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.140
NetBIOS over TCP/IP enablet
Holds all FSMO roles except GC
------------------------------------------------------------
Production DC2
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : npdcdapi02
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : npdapi.novoprod.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : npdapi.novoprod.local
novoprod.local

Ethernet adapter NLB Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708S NetXtreme II GigE
(NDIS VBD Client) #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-BF-AC-12-4A-98
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.152
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.151
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.140
172.18.74.141
NetBIOS over TCP/IP disablet
------------------------------------------

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708S NetXtreme II GigE
(NDIS VBD Client)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-64-8C-10-B2
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.141
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.140
172.18.74.141
172.18.74.130
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 172.18.74.140
NetBIOS over TCP/IP enablet
Global Catalog