networking

I am doing the training kit 70-270.
I am doing the exersise, Installing Windows Xp over a
network and have run into some problems that I cant get over.
I have created the network client disk and this works fine
as I can ping between the PCs
but when I try to map the drive I cant, just get error 53.
I have checked name and password on distribution server and
this is correct, what can I do from here
This is via a router, I have tried doing this using a
crossover cable, but dont seem to get an IP address on the
client machine.
It is really messing me up as I cant get on any further
until I pass this exersise and understand it fully.
Many thanks for any help
Banny

Banny

Well you don't give much info on your network. Try accessing the target
server by IP address instead of name to see if that works as in
\\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx\share . Also make sure that the built in ICF firewall and
any tcp/ip filtering is disabled on your computers assuming they are
protected by a firewall. Note that tcp/ip filtering [in tcp/ip
properties/advanced/options] will not block ping when enabled but will block
inbound traffic not initiated by the client computer for tcp. You mention
"router". If you mean a NAT router used to share the internet you are really
talking about using the built in switch and not the router function to
connect your lan computers. It may also help to boot into safe mode with
networking to see if things work then. Safe mode will bypass most startup
programs/services [ including software firewalls] in case one is interfering
with network access. A lot of "protection" type programs act as a basic
firewall also. Also see the links below. The first is on how to configure
dns correctly in an Active Directory domain environment. The last is about
netdiag. Learn to use and love netdiag and dcdiag [domain controllers only]
support tools for network troubleshooting. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3B291382
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825036
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/arc.../sur_tbls.mspx
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;321708

"Banny" <> wrote in message
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>I am doing the training kit 70-270.
> I am doing the exersise, Installing Windows Xp over a
> network and have run into some problems that I cant get over.
> I have created the network client disk and this works fine
> as I can ping between the PCs
> but when I try to map the drive I cant, just get error 53.
> I have checked name and password on distribution server and
> this is correct, what can I do from here
> This is via a router, I have tried doing this using a
> crossover cable, but dont seem to get an IP address on the
> client machine.
> It is really messing me up as I cant get on any further
> until I pass this exersise and understand it fully.
> Many thanks for any help
> Banny

Steven L Umbach

>-----Original Message-----
>Well you don't give much info on your network. Try
accessing the target
>server by IP address instead of name to see if that works
as in
>\\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx\share . Also make sure that the built in
ICF firewall and
>any tcp/ip filtering is disabled on your computers
assuming they are
>protected by a firewall. Note that tcp/ip filtering [in
tcp/ip
>properties/advanced/options] will not block ping when
enabled but will block
>inbound traffic not initiated by the client computer for
tcp. You mention
>"router". If you mean a NAT router used to share the
internet you are really
>talking about using the built in switch and not the router
function to
>connect your lan computers. It may also help to boot into
safe mode with
>networking to see if things work then. Safe mode will
bypass most startup
>programs/services [ including software firewalls] in case
one is interfering
>with network access. A lot of "protection" type programs
act as a basic
>firewall also. Also see the links below. The first is on
how to configure
>dns correctly in an Active Directory domain environment.
The last is about
>netdiag. Learn to use and love netdiag and dcdiag [domain
controllers only]
>support tools for network troubleshooting. --- Steve
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3B291382
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825036
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/arc.../sur_tbls.mspx
>http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;321708
>
>"Banny" <> wrote in
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>>I am doing the training kit 70-270.
>> I am doing the exersise, Installing Windows Xp over a
>> network and have run into some problems that I cant get
over.
>> I have created the network client disk and this works fine
>> as I can ping between the PCs
>> but when I try to map the drive I cant, just get error 53.
>> I have checked name and password on distribution server and
>> this is correct, what can I do from here
>> This is via a router, I have tried doing this using a
>> crossover cable, but dont seem to get an IP address on the
>> client machine.
>> It is really messing me up as I cant get on any further
>> until I pass this exersise and understand it fully.
>> Many thanks for any help
>> Banny
>
>
>.
>Well I did try connecting via IP, as in \\***.***.*.**\c$
and this never worked neither.
I will go through all this advice and will get there in the
end.
Thank you very much