Server 2003 Stops Sharing

[Carlo Baldini]

We've got a 2k3 server that functions as our file server. 1-2 times a day it
stops sharing anything, and must be rebooted. We lose access to all shared
drives, including administrative shares. In addition, we can't remotely
manage the server or connect to the registry remotely. I AM able to see the
shares via \\localhost, but not from any other machine on the network. The
only thing we can do to fix it is RDP in and reboot.

I have tried restarting the 'server' service to correct the problem, but it
refuses to stop. There are NO unusual events in any of the event logs.

Any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated, I'm pulling my hair out!

 

[Robert Wolfe]

Carlo Baldini wrote:
> We've got a 2k3 server that functions as our file server. 1-2 times a day it
> stops sharing anything, and must be rebooted. We lose access to all shared
> drives, including administrative shares. In addition, we can't remotely
> manage the server or connect to the registry remotely. I AM able to see the
> shares via \localhost, but not from any other machine on the network. The
> only thing we can do to fix it is RDP in and reboot.
>
> I have tried restarting the 'server' service to correct the problem, but it
> refuses to stop. There are NO unusual events in any of the event logs.
>
> Any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated, I'm pulling my hair out!

Well, it would be nice to have some log excerpts from around the time
the sharing "fails" so that we can see what happens (then again, yes, I
know error logs don't help that often).

 

[Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]]

Hello Carlo,

Most of the time when i heard a reboot solves connection problems it belongs
to DNS configuration, so please post an unedited ipconfig /all from the server
and a problem machine, so we can exclude this.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> We've got a 2k3 server that functions as our file server. 1-2 times a
> day it stops sharing anything, and must be rebooted. We lose access
> to all shared drives, including administrative shares. In addition,
> we can't remotely manage the server or connect to the registry
> remotely. I AM able to see the shares via \localhost, but not from
> any other machine on the network. The only thing we can do to fix it
> is RDP in and reboot.
>
> I have tried restarting the 'server' service to correct the problem,
> but it refuses to stop. There are NO unusual events in any of the
> event logs.
>
> Any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated, I'm pulling my hair out!
>

 

[Carlo Baldini]

Here is ipconfig from the fileserver:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ki2k3fileserv01
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : domain.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel

 

[Ace Fekay [MCT]]

"Carlo Baldini" wrote in message
news:312C6D1E-3780-4948-86E4-445AEBF6D4D7@microsoft.com...
> Here is ipconfig from the fileserver:
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ki2k3fileserv01
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : domain.com
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain.com
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel

 

[Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]]

Hello Carlo,

Please remove the x.x.x.14 from the DNS/WINS list if this doesn't have that
server roles. Also post an unedited ipconfig /all from the x.x.x.10 server.
The rest of the output looks ok.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Here is ipconfig from the fileserver:
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ki2k3fileserv01
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : domain.com
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain.com
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel