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Why Clients are Losing Network connection intermittently.
We have a Server 2003 network with about 30 client computers. Intermittently, clients seem to lose connection to network resources intermittently any where fro a few seconds to a mintute or 2. In the bottom right corner a small computer icon appears. If they right click it and click "Synchronize Now" then it seems to be ok. This occurs with a few computers at a time and not always the same clients. However, all clients have experienced it throughout the week at one time or another. ANy ideas as to why this is occurring?
- What OS version are clients running?
- How are IP addresses assigned? DHCP or statically?
- If DHCP, what is acting as DHCP? What's the address scope, ttl, lease length, etc..?
- If DHCP is on a Win2K3 domain controller / member, check under event viewer. Anything related to DHCP conflicts?
- If DHCP, are you sure you have a single DHCP server running on your physical subnet?
ASKER
Thank you for responding. Actually, there are 2 servers running. There is a main DC and a secondary DC and both are acting as a DHCP
You might have duplicate IP's on the network.
Both acting as DHCP servers with different SCOPES, right?
ASKER
I checked and it appears that both are the same scope.
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1. No, I will read on this
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Will read up
5. YEs, it has the rouet/hardware firewall, switch to plant locations, subnet 255.255.255.0
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Will read up
5. YEs, it has the rouet/hardware firewall, switch to plant locations, subnet 255.255.255.0
#2 - Please provide the event logs pertaining to DHCP conflicts.