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It turned out that the maximum number of lincenses on the firewall had been met. &nbsp;We purged some old users &amp;&nbsp;everyone has an internet connection again. &nbsp;We'll purchase additional licenses for furture use.
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It turned out that the maximum number of lincenses on the firewall had been met.  We purged some old users & everyone has an internet connection again.  We'll purchase additional licenses for furture use.

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I have a workgroup of 15 PC's and laptops that use static IP addresses. &nbsp;Two devices (1 PC, 1 tablet) lost their internet connection. &nbsp;The PC can ping the server &amp;&nbsp;access shares but the server can't ping the PC. &nbsp;The tablet won't ping or access shares on the server neither wired or wireless. &nbsp;I have checked the IP addressing for the client, Subnet, Gateway &amp;&nbsp;DNS. &nbsp;They are using the same scheme as other working clients (with different static IP addresses, of course). &nbsp;I am new to DNS tables and am at a loss how to diagnose two differing but similar problems.
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I have a workgroup of 15 PC's and laptops that use static IP addresses.  Two devices (1 PC, 1 tablet) lost their internet connection.  The PC can ping the server & access shares but the server can't ping the PC.  The tablet won't ping or access shares on the server neither wired or wireless.  I have checked the IP addressing for the client, Subnet, Gateway & DNS.  They are using the same scheme as other working clients (with different static IP addresses, of course).  I am new to DNS tables and am at a loss how to diagnose two differing but similar problems.

DNS Errors in a Windows Workgroup

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.