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Terminal Server clients cant browse DFS Shares
When navigating DFS shares from a terminal server session, windows explorer runs slow and hangs up w/o any error messages. this issue appears when using "back" or "up folder" in windows explorer (after 2 or 3 folder changes) and also when navigating 5 or more subdirectories.
Navigating via \\servername\sharename or \\Namespace\Sharename creates the same problem.
To stop the hour glass I open task Manager and when I open up Applications tab I see the path I am trying to browse to duplicated and Not Responding. Navigating to a non DFS share and browsing through subfolders works ok without any problems.
I have (4) Win2k3 r2 DC's / (2)File servers running DFS
and (2) Win2k3 r2 x86 Terminal servers
Another interesting point is that this issue does not seem to appear on XP-Pro PC's whether browsing via \\servername\share name or Namespace\sharename.
Navigating via \\servername\sharename or \\Namespace\Sharename creates the same problem.
To stop the hour glass I open task Manager and when I open up Applications tab I see the path I am trying to browse to duplicated and Not Responding. Navigating to a non DFS share and browsing through subfolders works ok without any problems.
I have (4) Win2k3 r2 DC's / (2)File servers running DFS
and (2) Win2k3 r2 x86 Terminal servers
Another interesting point is that this issue does not seem to appear on XP-Pro PC's whether browsing via \\servername\share name or Namespace\sharename.
Is NetBIOS over TCP/IP Enabled for the Terminal Server?
ASKER
Yes, NetBIOS is enabled with the Default setting within TCP/IP on the terminal server. I disabled it and unfortunately this had no improvement on browsing subfolders within the DFS share. Thanks for posting.
Silly question, but is the DFS root's alias propagated properly through DNS and WINS?
ASKER
Yes, the DFS root alias is propagated and available from any server. Thanks
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