XP SP3 client cannot browse 2008 SP1 Server

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Mike Bonvie

Hello,

This one is driving me completely insane.

1 domain\site

I have a 2008 x64 SP1 server running as a Hyper-V host - the host also hosts
all the user\corp data shares
the 2 DCs are 2008 x64, no 2003 DCs
Fresh install of XP SP3 on a physical machine (not a VM), fully updated -
(this behavior also is replicated on a XP SP3 VM)

heres the situation:

from my vista sp1 client I can browse the root \\server & all shares
\\server\shares

whether logged in as a user, or a domain admin from the xp box i cannot do
either above, even using \\ip-address\ - I get this error:
"the network name is no longer available"

i went as far to install wins in my environment, add the wins entry to all
servers tcp\ip properties, added to DHCP scope,

on all the 2008 servers: tcp\ip properties\
unticked ipv6, link-layer topology discovery mapper i/o driver, link-layer
topology discovery responder

file and printer sharing-enabled
client for microsoft networks-enabled (in the properties\name service
provider, none ("blank") was selected - set to "windows locator" applied, go
back..it reverts to none again (none meaning "blank")

the shares were created the old school way, new folder\share
permissions(everyone-full)ntfs permissions-set correctly, no permissions
altered on the root drive

even stranger....from the xp boxes I can browse the DC (2008) shares
....sysvol...

i can ping the server hosting the shares by name,

what does it take to accomplish this? Is it even possible?
 
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