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Having trouble accessing mapped drives to the file server.
I have a new Windows Server 2008 domain controller and I'm in the process of joining our workstations to the domain and granting them access to the new file server. I've had problems accessing the file server from a couple different endpoints. Right now I'm looking at one that's located at a branch office that has a VPN tunnel back to corporate. When you try to access files on the P: (public) drive you get various error messages, also while trying to open up a file the computer because non responsive in general. An error I’ve gotten a lot is “There was an error opening this document. The specified network name is no longer available”. I can ping the server just fine and can browse around the folders without a problem, but I can’t open any files. I don’t have a problem if I sign in as the same user from my workstation. Also I’ve found the problem persist if I sign in as the Administrator from the problem laptop. I have removed my antivirus software, rejoined the domain, and confirmed there are no firewalls running. Any troubleshooting advice?
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If everything is going through the same VPN in the same way, then that would indicate a connection problem - only with the specific computer.
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OK... what steps should I take to confirm/ troubleshoot that. I get the same thing using the wirless or wired.
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Now that I think about it, the two machines that I'm having trouble with are the two XP workstations we have here. Is there anything I need to do make XP work better with a Server 2008 r2 file share?
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OK... Its a problem with our XP workstations over the VPN. If I take the workstation onsite with the servers, it works fine. And the Windows 7 machine work fine over the VPN. But XP workstations are not working over the VPN.
There is nothing special about xp and server 2008r2. I would look more at what might be different about the hardware the xps are running on. Another possibility is a problem with kerberos authentication, xp doesn't do that.
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I found that running TCP Optimizer v3.0.8 found at http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
fixed the problems on both endpoints. I just ran it choose optimal and apply changes
fixed the problems on both endpoints. I just ran it choose optimal and apply changes
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