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Yes thanks, it turns out that DNS and resolving names to IP's is the main issue.<br />
Thankyou
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Yes thanks, it turns out that DNS and resolving names to IP's is the main issue.
Thankyou

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We have just upgraded from 2003 svr to 2008 R2 svr. Workstations on the domain can log on, use printer scripts and access file shares.<br />
We also have about 70 notebooks(xp and vista) on a workgroup.(Corporate mandate that they are not to be joined to Domain). Logon script asks for user name and password, printer script will not run and adding a mapped printer works until restart and then fails again. Also cannot access shared files(showing as read only on server and when you try to change revert to read only). All was fine with 2003 server.<br />
Authentication problem or DNS problem? I'm hoping there's an expert out there who can help resolve this.<br />
Thankyou
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We have just upgraded from 2003 svr to 2008 R2 svr. Workstations on the domain can log on, use printer scripts and access file shares.
We also have about 70 notebooks(xp and vista) on a workgroup.(Corporate mandate that they are not to be joined to Domain). Logon script asks for user name and password, printer script will not run and adding a mapped printer works until restart and then fails again. Also cannot access shared files(showing as read only on server and when you try to change revert to read only). All was fine with 2003 server.
Authentication problem or DNS problem? I'm hoping there's an expert out there who can help resolve this.
Thankyou

2008 R2 Server and Workgroup Connection problems

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.