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Answered Author with steps on how to troubleshoot netbios issues and what possible issues could mean
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Answered Author with steps on how to troubleshoot netbios issues and what possible issues could mean

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I am running a Windows Server 2012 R2 print server. Just recently (two days ago) my workstations, RDS Session hosts, etc have stopped successfully connecting to my print server by its name &quot;printserv&quot;. I can connect successfully by IP address and by its FQDN, but not its NetBios name. If I reboot the print server my workstations, RDS Session Hosts, etc are able to connect to my print server via its NetBios name for a couple of hours and then all of a sudden they all begin to report that they can't connect to the server and of course my users are unable to connect to their respective printers.<br />
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What could cause the NetBios name to drop out like it is?
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I am running a Windows Server 2012 R2 print server. Just recently (two days ago) my workstations, RDS Session hosts, etc have stopped successfully connecting to my print server by its name "printserv". I can connect successfully by IP address and by its FQDN, but not its NetBios name. If I reboot the print server my workstations, RDS Session Hosts, etc are able to connect to my print server via its NetBios name for a couple of hours and then all of a sudden they all begin to report that they can't connect to the server and of course my users are unable to connect to their respective printers.

What could cause the NetBios name to drop out like it is?

Weird NetBios Issue with one specific server in my environment

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