techsales

2 of my 5 client workstations in a small windows server 2003 network with WinXP 32bit sp2 get the following error: An error occurred while reconnecting to E: to \\dc\xxxx Microsoft windows network: The local device name is already in use. This connection has not been restored. This problem only started occurring after 1 of the 2 client stations had the hard drive replaced and I decided to do a backup for that client to an external drive connected to the 2nd client in this dilemma. I have since uninstalled the backup software and deleted all references to the external drive and continue to get the above error. If I reboot each client, I can access the E:\\dc\xxxx with no error. If I leave the client on overnight, I get this error and have to reboot again. I have tried dos cmd: nbtstat -RR and -R reset/reload and this did not clear. Anybody have a solution for this? Thanks in advance!!!

Thanks for the info Peter. Kinda validated what I thought about the switch. As for the IP addressing per client, I am fairly certain this is obtained via the router. Thanks again!!!

I have a small business network setup: 1 workstation with Windows Server 2003 4 client workstations w/winxp Lynksis SR216 switch Lynksis BEFSR41 router ATT speedstream 5100 modem Using ATT basic dynamic IP addressing I have recently been experiencing increasing intermittent loss of connectivity to the server and internet. No trouble can be determined on the ISP end and the connectivity loss affects all stations. I get the balloon pop-up which warns about LAN connectivity loss quite frequently also, on all clients. I did a little self help research and find that static vs. dynamic IP addressing may be a culprit or compatiability issues with the switch and router that is being set up with the ATT modem. Not much here as I am not sure what exactly to ask. I guess I'll start with: Should I be using static IP's for 5 worksations or should dynamic IP be ok? Does this even matter with the server PC as the other workstations are able to access the server PC even when internet connectivity is lost? Does anyone know if these Lynksis devices are ok to use with the ATT modem? Thanks in advance!

So I joined this forum in hopes of learning something. Thanks in advance for all the help :-)