Windows 7 Networking Forum

Joining Windows 7 to a Server2003 Domain

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:19:40 Z

Im trying to join my laptop to my domain
I put the domain name in the domain name field
pur in my user name and password for the domain (Ive Already created a Computer object and user account in the domain
I get the following message

An error occurred when DNS was queried for the service location (SRV) resource record used to locate an Active Directory Domain Controller (AD DC) for domain "MSHOME.COM".The error was: "No records found for given DNS query."
(error code 0x0000251D DNS_INFO_NO_RECORDS)The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.MSHOME.COM

Can Some one help me ?

Cannot change MAC address in windows 7 - driver has option, doesnt work, neither does regedit, MS this is a BUG, fix it!

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:04:10 Z

All over the net people who need to change their physical MAC address are being denied access to the internet by this BUG.

I need to change my MAC to connect to my AP, its as simple as that.

Had to go back to XP to get access to the net....sad and inexcusable

Fix it and advertise the fix please

Unbelievable

Can't connect Windows 7 Pro to Windows 2000 server Domain.

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:59:33 Z

I've been surfing for an answer a few days now on "How to connect windows 7 to windows 2000 server Domain.

> I already added the Computer Name and User on the Server.
> I already changed the "Network security: LAN Manager authenticaion level" and "Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based (including secure RPC) Clients and Servers."
> I disabled the Firewall on Windows 7.

*** I'm just a Beginner on Networking ***

***The weird thing is, I can see the Computers on the Network and I can Open the Shared Folders on the 2000 server, but when I open the Sub-Folder it hangs (Using Quad-Core, Windows 7 Pro and not part of the Domain). But I have another computer running in Windows 7 Pro with Core 2 Duo processor and can easily open the Folders on the Server with no problem at all. I don't know why is that happening.***

I hope you can help me.
Thank you.

can't change network settings

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:38:00 Z

Hello all!

So this seems pretty simple, i have done it 100 times or more in XP. I skipped the whole Vista craze and settled in with windows 7.    I have the wired network adapter disabled, so I'm only using wireless. My wireless network adapter is updated and working fine. My network is fine, my routers on fine. Right now I'm working off of my old Win XP computer. I'm a programmer, working with a program that I have to give my laptop a static IP address. I need to control that address.

So here are my steps. First of all here is what i get for ip config.

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : linksys.com
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-24-D6-02-41-6A
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.132(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:05:26 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, December 02, 2009 9:16:35 PM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.100
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.100
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

So now, if I go to control panel, network and sharing, change adapter settings, Properties of wireless network connection and properties of IPv4 address.   There I can turn off DHCP, and type in a static IP address and gateway and DNS. So I save that info. Then when I renew and release the IP config, I get a 169 address. I go back to where I changed the properties of the IP address, and all of my fields are blank.

How come it will not save my static IP address.

Thanks!

Rudy

Cannot authenticate to Windows 2000 share on workgroup after upgrade from Vista to Windows 7

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:16:11 Z

After upgrading a PC from Vista to Windows 7 (32), I cannot access a share on another computer on my home network (workgroup).
I can see the machine, but it prompts me for a login. I can't login with a pw I know is correct. I've tried win_2000_machine_name\user_name and .\user_name
when I just type in the user name, it assumes it is win_7_machine_name\user_name
I've tried opening up the file share to everyone, but still no luck.

Thanks,

[Network] Create a Shared Folder | access is not possible on own Share - feature or bug?

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:20:29 Z

Hi there,

like the title already mentioned, I am able to create a Share which is visible in the explorer "Network" *click*, "MachineName" *click*

But trying to open the Share "\\MachineName\Share" it throws following failure:

Windows cannot access \\MachineName\Share

Error code: 0x80070035

The network path was not found.

Ok first I thought the message "The network path was not found." implies there is a problem with resolving the DNS name.

But should a Computer not know it's own Name?

And trying..

cmd >> ping MaschineName

works - so the Computer is able to resolve its own name -> no other DNS features are needed in order to get a Share work.

An that is the point, I don't know any further - I mean, if even the creator/owner of a Share cann't access it, how other computers in the network should do that?

So I hope someone can help me.

Here som configuration about my running system:

Sharepermissions:

-Everyone -> Full Control

-Administrators(Rechnername\Administrators) -> Full Control

Securitypermissions:

-Everyone -> Full Control

-SYSTEM -> Full Control

-Benutzername(Rechnername\Sam) -> Full Control

-Administrators(Rechnername\Administrators) -> Full Control

the Share is located at C:\Share.

the Windows Firewall has opend the SMB Port 445 complete, like I think it is default.

No further firewallis installed, beside a AntiVirFree AV.

It a Windows 7 64-bit Professional (ENG) OS im using.

Here the advanced network and share configuration:

>>File and printer sharing

[x]Turn on file and printer sharing

>>Public folder sharing

[x] "Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can read and write files in the Public folders"

>>File sharing connections

[x] Enable file sharing for devices that use 40- or 56-bit encryption

>>Password protected sharing

[x] Turn off password protected sharing

>>HomeGroup connections

[x] Use user accounts and passwords to connect to other computers

Looking forward to heare from you!

Greetings.

domain user can not access the cannot access domain shared folder on win7 os ?

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:41:21 Z

Hi
when I installed a win7 OS on my PC, I can not acess the domain folder with my domain username and password.
But on the same PC, I ghost a another vista os, I can successfully access the domain folder(\\19x.9.x.1xx).
I wonder for the same PC, why not access for win7 ? Should I make some operations on win7 when I aceess the domain folder?
BTY,1. if my win7 OS and another PC are in the same router,the Win7 can access the shared folder in another PC.
2. I tried to access from the ohter win7 os with the same user and password. It works well.
So why my pc with Win7 OS can not ?
Hope the satisfied results. thanks

Windows 7 "Network Cable Unplugged"

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:26:17 Z

I'm the "Network cable unplugged" problem with Windows 7, 64 bit.

I'm using the newest realtek drivers for my on board nic on an EVGA x58 mobo. My problem is a little different than most similar posts I've read, though, as I'm using a router and switch. This just started a few days ago, first I thought it was my switch. Nic lights were off on the pc and no activity was taking place on the switch.. if I plug the cat5 in straight from the router, I have instant activity and no problems. Sometimes if I change the port I'm using on the switch, it will mysteriously work but once after my computer woke from "sleep" the "network cable unplugged" message was there again. It's definitely NOT the switch since I've tested other devices in the same ports as the windows 7 computer. The switch is a Linksys 8 port gigabit.

The last thing I had installed before this problem started happening was Adobe CS3 suite and flash player.. I'm not sure if that's related. I'm going to try booting into safe mode with networking and see if it will work well with the switch.

I'm confused why I have activity while straight to the router and most of the time none (now) when connecting through the switch. Perhaps it's a matter of time before it stops seeing the router.

I'm away from said computer at the moment, but I will post more details about actual nic model later. The drivers being used are realtek's newest version. (I believe it's 7.3xxx) .. not sure off the top of my head.

Network drive mapping before logon

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:54:52 Z

Here goes :
I have a mapped Network drive on my win 7 system. I purposely choosed not to tick "reconnect at logon" cause I don't want the drive to be automatically reconnected.
Problem : at startup, Win 7 logins and all programs relying on the mapped folders are lost.
What I'd want : at startup, have win7 display a credentials input windows and wait until I input them or cancel before proceeding.

Moved by Lisa- Support Engineer MSFT , Moderator Friday, November 20, 2009 10:23 PM wrong forum (From:Files, folders and search)

Wrong forum. Try posting here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/categories/
or here:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/categories/

Marked As Answer by Cody - Support Engineer MSFT , Moderator 4 minutes ago

Windows Easy Transfer

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:24:32 Z

According to MS, and as quoted in another thread, "...You can transfer user accounts, Files, folders, E-mail messages, contacts, photos, music, and videos, Windows and Internet settings..."

I found the Belkin cable in a bargain bin and thought it would be a good alternative to transferring files over the wireless network. I keyed in on the words "trasfer files, folders..."

It appears, though, that the Windows Easy Transfer app is only for moving user accounts and settings and the like. Unless I'm missing something, you can't transfer any folder you want, even though a MS page says "...you can make custom selections of the data and folders to transfer..."

Am I missing something here? All I want to do is transfer some very large data folders and data files off my laptop onto my desktop, which has bigger hard drives.

Thanks.

Dropping internet connection Windows 7 Home Premium x64

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:15:55 Z

Hi folks, I realize this is a widely covered general topic on this forum however i have performed a bit of searching and i cannot find something similar to mine.

My connection seems to be partially dropping, causing mass time-outs but loading websites occasionally, and erratically (though sometimes incorrectly in browser)

First of all my network - The PC is connected to my ISP modem via a router (netgear WNR2000) and my network card is an Intel Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter. I bought this adapter to try in case my onboard Realtek 8111 was the problem, however my issue remains (both were updated to latest drivers - Intel adapter currently on 11.0.103.0) All Ethernet connections, no USB.

This issue is not present on Windows Vista Home Premium x64. It is present on a clean installation of Windows 7, ruling out third party programs. It is present in Safe Mode, ruling out any service issue. I have ruled out specific NIC / drivers as i said before. I've spent the last 3 or more weeks doing nothing but troublshooting this issue with no success, it appears to happen when my upload traffic to my remote server is high, however as i said this issue is not present with identicle network settings on Window Vista. I have tried using static IP, correct port forwarding, and using OpenDNS servers.

Any help would be appreciated. While I have spent 3 weeks troubleshooting this issue i will be more than happy to repeat any steps if they are mentioned here.

Remote access connection manager error

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:16:55 Z

Hi, I need to enable the Remote access connection manager service, however I'm getting the

"Could not start the Remote Access Connection Manager service on local computer. Error 1068. The dependency service or group failed to start."

I have the telephony service started but I'm getting another error when I try to start the Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service, it says:

some services start and stop automatically if they are not used by any other service ... but in order to run "RACM" I need this enabled ... any ideas how to fix this ?

Thanks

net use LPT Printers (USB & TCP IP) are not forwarded by mstsc.exe with Windows 7 (Enterprise)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:37:22 Z

1.) Add a (usb- connected) printer on your Windows 7 (Enterprise) with net use:
>cmd
>net use lpt2: \\Notebook\OkiML3390 /persistent:yes
(Check that everything is working here and the printer ist connected correctly)

2.) Start mstsc.exe on Windows 7 an connect to a Windows Server 2003 (R2) with the RDP Client. (Be sure that "ports" are forwarded/connected with the RDP Client Session). Log in as Admin on this Server.

3.) Test the tsclient ports on the connected Server 2003
>cmd
>change port /query

Net use lpt Ports are not forwardet here.

HomeGroup get an error of must have IPv6 enabled

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:27:25 Z

When I try to create a homegroup on either of my computers I get the error Your network connection must have IPv6 enabled to create or join a homegroup.
When I check the properties it is enabled.
I can see all the drives and access all shared drives from either computer, why is homegroup not working?

Cannot stay connected to secured wireless connection after installing Windows 7.

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:17:55 Z

I have a Dlink-655 wireless router that I access through a Sony Vaio desktop. Everything worked flawlessly until the day I installed Windows 7 . Since then, it will not consistently connect to my router through a secured, encrypted connection (WPA1 or WPA2). I can set up the connection through Windows, and it will work for a few hours, and sometimes a full day. But invariably, the connection will be terminated, and windows will tell me that I am unable to connect to the internet. The only way I can get it to connect again is by resetting the router, and setting it up again. Using the connection troubleshooter does nothing. Also, even though my Windows 7 computer loses its connection, I can still connect with other wireless devices not running Windows 7 (Roku 1001, Mytouch phone). As of this morning, Windows 7 isn't even able to set up the router with anything but an unsecured connection.

If I set up an unsecured connection, I am able to stay connected without interruption. However, my internet speed is reduced dramatically. I have contacted Dlink customer service, and installed the latest firmware. I have also checked to see that I have the latest driver for my wireless adapter (Atheros). I even turned off the "Bonjour" program that I saw mentioned in other threads. Nothing works, and it's becoming very frustrating. I know that others are having similar problems, and I hope that someone has found a solution. Any help would be appreciated, especially since I upgraded from Windows Vista, and apparently cannot simply remove Windows 7 without wiping my whole system. Thanks.

High CPU load causes WiFi connection to drop out

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:43:29 Z

Everytime I open up a game or some other program that utilize my dualcore processors up to 100% for a period of 10 seconds atleast, my WiFi connection gets disconnected. For example from a game viewpoint, logging in doesn't work since my connection falls off from the increased processor usage. If however I alt-tab out of the game (minimizing it) after entering credentials, the game will not eat up as much raw processing power and I am let online - most of the time.

Still I suffer alot lagspikes while playing - the connection drops or nearly drops at times (especially loading screens or highly populated areas). Sometimes the lagspikes are severe enough that the connection totally drops and I have to relog again. I can circumvent this by only setting affinity of the other processor core for any game - and the disconnects never happend, but it really is far from optimum to run games with half the processing power available.

Would there be any way to give wireless higher affinity? Couldn't find anything relevant from task managers processes atleast - and that would have been easy fix aswell.

Mapped drives fail on domain at boot

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:08:24 Z

Looking for a solution. Domain with 700 users. Currently running Vista and Server 2008. Mapped drives and GPO work correct and consistent.

Test computers running Windows 7 Build 7100. When I boot and logon, I get a notice that Windows could not reconnect all my mapped drives. The error logs typically show one or more things fail in Group Policy too. If I then log off (not shut down) and log back on the GP runs fine and the drives map correctly. Looking for an explanation and solution unless the problem is known and solved in RTM.

WINDOWS 7 RC Loses internet connection

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:49:17 Z

I have an annoying issue. My computer loses connection to the internet. I have to constantly right click on the NET Icon in the system tray and choose troubleshoot. It always resets the LAN adapter. I have noticed that this happens for sure on streaming videos or Audio (like a radio station etc.) Skype works. It can happen randomly no matter what I am doing. The thing is I had this issue with VISTA off and on. Installing the public BETA of WIN7 fixed this issue and I was happy. Upgrading to RC of WIN7 and it is back. I have checked the device manager and unchecked the power setting. So it is not allowed to turn off the Ethernet adapter.

Win7-RC: No internet connection after reboot

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:34:40 Z

Hello All,

Every time I reboot Windows 7 RC, I lose my internet connection. I'm on a home network plugged into a wired Linksys router bridged to a DSL modem. I can see the other computers on the local network no problem but just no internet connectivity. To fix it, I go into Device Manager, disable my NIC then re-enable it and then I get internet connectivity. I've tried deleting and re-installing the driver, looking for updates etc.

The same computer works fine under Windows XP Service Pack 2

The computer is
- ASUS P4P800SE Motherboard
- Onboard NIC, Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Intel P4 Prescott 2.4 Ghz, 2 Gigs ram

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : XXXXXXXX - masked out for safety
   Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-2F-D5-85-BD
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1515:e79b:9b2b:2758%11(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 01, 2009 6:29:04 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, August 03, 2009 6:29:08 AM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234885423
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-11-B7-04-49-00-11-2F-D5-85-BD

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : XXXXXXXX - masked out for safety
                                               XXXXXXXX - masked out for safety

   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{B61281F0-94F5-4156-8C8C-4D9C806188F2}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:4f7:3794:ba3b:7aa5(Preferred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4f7:3794:ba3b:7aa5%13(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\>

Can't share folders with photo frame and Audiotron

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:15:56 Z

I have a computer loaded with Windows 7 on a network with one other computer running Windows XP, a wireless digital photoframe and an old Audio netwrok digital music player. The audiotron and photframe are having issues playing content shared on the Windows 7 box. This setup worked fine when the Windows 7 box was loaded with Win XP Pro. I have been able to look at the shared content on the Win 7 box just fine with the computer running XP. The frame and the audiotron can "see" the Win 7 box on the netwrk, they just cannot access the content, music and photos, being shared on the Win 7 box. The audiotron error code is "access to host denied". The frame just displays a blnak listing of the content available on the Win 7 box.

I have tried numerous combinations of sharing seetings within the Homegroup, advanced sharing options, etc. Can someone just give a a concise list of the settings that are necessary to share files from Win 7 folders?

DNS Error when connecting to domain

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:13:04 Z

I am trying to connect my PC with Win 7 PRO to my domain, but after entering all the pertinent information, an error message pops up that says "An attempt tp resolve DNS name of a domain controller in the domain being joined failed". Anyone know how to fix the issue?

how do you turn on debugging of offline files in windows 7?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:40:43 Z

i have followed the instructions posted here: http://blogs.technet.com/askds/archive/2009/02/18/how-to-enable-event-logging-for-offline-files-client-side-caching-in-windows-vista.aspx , but this is for Vista. The only thing that ever works for me is the operational log and the synclog. The debug log always stays blank. Is there a registry key that is documented somewhere? I have searched for documentation on debugging offline files in windows 7 and have come up with nothing except the post regarding Vista above.

-Spencer

Spencer Williams

Windows 7 Ultimate 64 won't connect to WPA2 network but will connect to an unsecured network

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:48:48 Z

Hello,

I've completed a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64 on existing hardware previously using Vista. I have a Dynex G router that has the following enabled

WPA/WPA2-Personal(PSK) - Security Mode

WPA-PSK + WPA2/PSK - Authentication

TKIP + AES - Encryption Technique

After installing Windows 7 my machine seemingly connects to the network but hangs up showing "Identifying Network" with no internet connection; also the router when logged into from another PC does not show the Win 7 desktop connected to the router. Network and Sharing Center shows connection to the Network (Identifying) and a red "X" between Network and Internet. When I disable the security within the router completely the Win 7 desktop will connect to the router and to the internet. So it seems it's an issue with WPA2 Security.

All WNIC card, Chipset drivers are up to date.

It seems like W7 with all the hype should be able to complete such a simple task with no issues. Any advice?

Error 2753 The File"preinst.exe" is not marked for instillation

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:46:17 Z

I have a Vodafone Mobile Broadband Dongle which was working fine on my laptop. I recently had a problem with my laptop & now need to re install the Dongle, but keep getting the above error report, which stops the installation. Vodafone tell me it's a Windows problem.
Can anybody help please. My OS is Windows 7.
Regards John

NAS drive not accessible - Samba issue in W7?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:36:24 Z

Hi,
Ive Googled this and there seems to be lots of info but no resolution that I can find. I have a Buffalo NAS drive which I can see in Explorer but cant access - I keep getting an error code 1208. I am using the standard W7 Home Professional security and Microsoft Security Essentials. Ive rung Buffalo and they have indicated its a Samba issue with Windows 7.

Is there any resolution to this issue yet (without requiring a Registry hack)?

The drive is accessible on my Vista machine.

System Security randomly pops up asking for domain username and password

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:54:59 Z

It will not authenticate. It rejects my username and password. Then I am locked out, I have to log into my computer as the admin and unlock my account. I thought it was office 2007 so I uninstalled/reinstalled it but no luck. I pulled the computer off the domain, deleted it in Ad and put it back on the domain. Still no luck. I can be in an admin folder, email, saving a file. It is random. Last time it happened I had, had my computer locked for over 1 hour and when I came back and unlocked it the system security was up. There has to be somewhere or a setting that randomly checks my authentication?

DNS-lookup fails on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:39:19 Z

I have installed Windows 7 Professional x64 on my Dell Inspiron 531. The OS is from MSDN and is the RTM-version and my network card is a nVida nForce.

The problem I have is that sometimes (pretty often) i can not load webpages and when I look in the eventlog I get his message:
Name resolution for the name [URL] timed out after none of the configured DNS servers responded.

I search for some answer and found out that this seams to be a pretty common problem for 64-bit Windows 7. I tried a lot, I changed my ISP DNS to openDNS, I inactivated my virusprogram (Nod32), I uninstalled my nod32 but nothing works, the error keeps coming.

Can someone please help me!

hesta96

Update: I found out that RSS on nvida-card can cause trouble and disable it by running this command, but it didn't help (i read it in another post on this forum)
netsh interface tcp set global rss=disabled

Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade 64 bits No Network Access

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:44:16 Z

Hi:
I have read a large number of threads related to networking but none seems to fit my case, so here it goes:
I had Windows XP Professional 32 bits installed, upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bits, after a number of issues with the installation in the end succeed but now I started having this issue:
I see in the "Network and Sharing Center"
Under "View your active networks":
Unidentified Network/Public Network

Under" Connect or disconnect":
Access type: No network access
Connections:Local Area Connection

My network hardware:
NIC: INTEL 82567LF-2
I have a Linksys switch
I have a broadband router provided by my ISP
Another PC

Here is the setup:
Linksys switch is connected to the router
Win7 PC connected to the switch
PC2 connected to the switch

Here is what happens:
PC2 can connect and obtain an IP address without issues

Win7 PC:
*Can not connect and obtain an IP address using DHCP
*Can not connect using a fixed IP
*PING returns "unreachable host"
*Ran the adapter diagnostics and came up with no issues
*Cable works fine if connected to another device
*Connected directly to router and still does not get an IP
*Re-started router, switch, PC and no results
*Disabled adapter in Windows and re-enabled it with no results
*Tried to find the Bonjour service and is not present in the system
*Tried disabling the IPV6 and with no results
*Tried flushing DNS, releasing IP, renewing IP with no results

AND NOW FOR THE GRAND FINALE, IT WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY!

Can't not connect from Windows 7 to XP computer

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:05:12 Z

When I connect to computer using XP, the incorrect password dialog display event if I have enter a correct password. I have change LAN Manager authentication level to Send LM & NTLM responses but can't solve this problem.

Thanks

Windows 7 drops internet connection after hybernation

Sat, 23 May 2009 22:05:30 Z

I am having an issue with windows 7 when it come out of sleep/hibernation mode. whenever it wakes up it wont connect to the internet through wireless or wired network it was connected too. it says that i am connected to the network but with limited connectivity. the only way i have been able to reconnect is by either restarting or running the command line and releasing and then renewing my ip connection several times. I have had this same problem on every network i have been on so i dont think it is the hardware on that end. i have tried updating my nic card through device manager but it says everything is up to date. so do yall have any suggestions?

Cannot change active network from public to home in Windows 7

Mon, 18 May 2009 10:25:53 Z

Hello, I have just installed Windows 7 RC 7100. I have a netgear fa311 network card, which it did not automatically install. I manually installed the drivbers and now it has identified my home network as a "Public network" so I can not connect to the internet. I can't seem to find any way to change this to the "Home network". Can anyone help please?

"Public" folders GPO setting?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:28:38 Z

In windows7, when joined to a domain, i still see that each "library" has a "public" folder associated with it: public documents, public videos, public pictures, etc. Is there a GPO setting to disable any and all windows 7 default public folders? In my organization, files that are shared go on the file server only - i would like to remove the temptation for users to manage sharing files on their workstations.

-Spencer

Spencer Williams

Windows 7, Libraries and Folder Redirection

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:12:16 Z

Hello,
I'm running into a problem using Windows 7 with folder redirection. Users are reporting that when they save a document to their folder-redirected (via GPO) Documents (via the Documents Library) that when they logon to another computer to access the document the file is there but it is a blank document. It isn't happening all the time because I can see successful files being saved - but I can also see these blank documents that are being created as well. My hunch is this has something to do with libraries but I'm having trouble consistently replicating the issue.

We're using folder redirection with offline files for all users, Windows 7 RTM 32-bit, and Office 2007 SP2. Target for folder redirection is a DFS folder hosted a Windows 2003 Storage Server.

Thanks,
-Jeff

trouble with windows 7 reading files on a peer to peer network

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:57:56 Z

trouble with windows 7 reading files on a peer to peer network like a Word Doc it will not let me save it .i close it and it tell me that someone is using it and there no won there me .Help In Fl

how do I add a windows 7 machine to a windows 2003 domain

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:00:03 Z

I installed windows 7 enterprise on a new computer, I want that computer on our existing network but I can't figure out how to make it a member of the domain so when the user logs in his network folder will be there.

Windows 7 DNS lookups stop working intermittently

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:39:25 Z

We currently have two Lenovo A58's with Windows 7 running. Fairly basic setups and everythings up to date. Our problem is that it seems to stop DNS resolution at random. For a fair amount of time nothing is wrong and all websites are able to load, then DNS fails and we have to reboot them in order to get sites loading again.

In regards to diagnostics we've tried the below:

DHCP assigning details / Statically assigning details (both IP and DNS) - no change
Trying different DNS providers (OpenDNS, ISP DNS) - no chance
Updating NIC drivers (Marvel Yukon) - no change
Removing remote access software (Teamviewer) - no change
Removing ESET security software (Business AV) - no change

When the DNS stops we find the below:

Can successfully ping IP addresses local and remote
Pinging host names fail immediately with cannot resolve hostname
NSLookup on hostnames fail immediately with a cannot contact DNS error

We've also tried running netsh int ip reset and the winsock reset commands with no joy. Unfortunately it seems that regardless of what we do when it stops working (changing IPs, disable/enable NIC etc) the only way to get it working again is to reboot.

Any help or suggestions appreciated.

Windows 7 Not Streaming Video

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:31:47 Z

Upgraded from Vista Home Premium 64 to Window 7 Home Premium 64, and the first problem I've noticed is streamed video. I was actually watching a video, and afterwards I went to another video and that's when it wouldn't work anymore.

The website's video wouldn't work, but I thought it was the website that was linked to it, then I check other videos from other sources like youtube to find out they aren't working either. When I start a video it loads infinitely until I have to close the program. The same problem goes for both my Firefox and my IE, so I figured it had to have something to do with an upgrade.

Download from Win 7 to Server 2008 R2 Network Share.... hangs

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:32:12 Z

Hi. I've been running Windows 7 and Vista and XP on my home network/domain. I recently upgraded from Server 2003 to Server 2008 R2 (64-bit). After doing so, when i download a file from the internet, from any workstation, to a network share, the download is nearly immediate but then when it reaches 99%, it hangs for upwards of 30 - 40 seconds.

For example, i can download Adobe Reader, a 32 meg file. Takes about 20 seconds to download.

If i download to my local workstation, again, 20 seconds and it's done.

However, if i download to a network share, 19 seconds in when the download reaches 99%, it hangs for another 30 plus seconds.

This never happened under Server 2003 and i'm completely lost.

Any suggestions?

I was reading these articles about enabling the Firewall Inbound/Outbound rules on the server for BranchCache services, but that didn't resolve the issue.

Please let me know what other information you might need and/or if this has been reported by anyone else.

The one other thing I noticed after the upgrade...

My wife and I both keep our PST files for Outlook 2007 in our home directory so that regardless of what machine we may log into, we have access to our email. Our PST's are in excess of 600 Megs. I personally have 5 PST's, she has 2.

Outlook opens normally and functions normally but then for no apparent reason, it just freezes up/goes to NOT RESPONDING.

I feel that this is related as again, this never happened under Server 2003.

Lastly, i enabled ROAMING profiles under Server 2003 and logging off and logging into whichever workstation was very quick. Once i moved to Server 2008, and then enabled Roaming Profiles, i now have about a 3 minute wait as i shut down a workstation and close to a 3 minute wait when logging into a workstation.

My Server is overkill with a Q6600 processor and 4 gigs of ram.

My Workstations include one Q6700 processor with 4 gig's ram and the other's are all Dual Core 2 machines, each with 4 gig's also.

I'm also on a wired ethernet GIGABIT network.

Sadly, all i can say again is that under Server 2003... everything worked flawlessly.

AND NOW... MY DISCLAIMER! :)

I plead ignorance because even though i have fairly good equipment and network infrastructure, I am not a wiz at this stuff. I do it to learn and have fun. I am not an amateur, but i am far from an expert too.

The main reason i have not gone over to Windows Home Server is first, it's 32 bit, second, i lose the ability for drive mappings, 3rd, i can't "log into it" like a domain, instead i log into local acct's which then log into the home server and 4th, i can't just put in a hard drive with data on it. It wants to wipe the drive, so i first have to make a backup and then manually transfer all that data over once the drive is installed. Also, i don't know the best configuration, meaning... use 2 80-gig drives for the OS partition and then 2 Large drives for data (one for data, one for mirror) or put in 2 very large drives and be done. I can't find that answer. Lastly, WIN Home Server is based on Server 2003 and next year Win Home Server V. 2 will be out. It will be 64 bit and i'm going on a limb and guessing that IT WILL BE based on Server 2008 technology.

Anyhow... i detour. I only throw this out because many that i have told about my "hanging" issue, ask me why not just move to WIN Home Server... and i don't have enough answers yet.

Sorry... back on topic, I have done multiple things to test... and nothing works, so far.

For example, I did a CLEAN INSTALL of SERVER 2008 and several workstations (WIN 7 PRO). No effect. I have disabled the firewalls on workstations and server as well as turned off Windows Defender on workstations and server and that did not help.

This issue occurred both before and AFTER installing Antivirus solution.

I am NOT using raid on my server except for Mirroring which is on the primary OS drives only. Meaning, i have an 80 gig HD for the primary OS (which contains the HOME folder as well as the Roaming Profiles) folders. I then have a 2nd 80 gig identical HD for mirroring. Both are NTFS and both are BASIC drives.

I then have 5 more HD's ranging from 320 GIG to 750 GIG in size. Half are BASIC and the other half DYNAMIC. ALL are NTFS and all are SATA drives.

I have changed share permissions and file level security permissions to EVERYONE and FULL ACCESS and that did not resolve the isssue.

I made one of my drives in the server a single partition and downloading to that drive made no difference. Otherwise, my drives each have between 3 and 5 partitions each and i Map to each using a basic NOTEPAD file with a .bat extension. I also found a book on how to write login scripts using VB format, i was successful in creating a script in NOTEPAD and then using the .VBS extension but that too, did not work. SO it's not the login script, as far as i can tell.

My home directory is specified in the AD User & Computers and not the login, but that didn't seem to be a factor either. Still hangs if i download to my home directory, right at the end of the D/L.

And lastly... i have checked the various event viewers/logs. DNS, AD, Event Viewer for Security, Applications, etc... and nothing is out of the ordinary. No errors other than my time server is set wrong. LOL

A friend suggested that there mght be some kind of "security" setting in the firewall on the server, NEW to SERVER 2008 R2, which looks at the data that is downloaded from the internet from a workstation which is then to be stored on a HD within the server, differently than under Server 2003.

That's what lead me to these forums and reading about the BranchCache... but enabling those inbound predefigned rules did not seem to help.

Ok, that's all i have. Sorry for rambling... i'm just trying to be thorough.

Any advise... would sure be appreciated.

I'm now wondering if it's some kind of DRIVER issue on the server mainbaord... and whether i need to ugrade the board???

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can throw my way!

Sincerly,

Terster

UPNP Router config

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:02:25 Z

Hi there. I wonder where the router config went. Under XP I had an "Internet connection" in the network connections, which turned out to be my router config, a properties panel where I could find my currently mapped UPNP ports, and eventually add or remove some of them, without accessing the built in web interface. Under Vista this was done in the Full network map through the Gateway icon. Same thing for Win7 Beta/RC. What about Windows 7 final release? The gateway is unclickable.
Thx for any insights.

Dex

-sys specs: Win7 Ultimate x64 RTM, Gigabyte MA790x-UD3P, Athlon 64 x2 5400+ Black, 8GB DDR2 SDRAM, dual Radeon 3870 512MB, Edimax router

System Specs: Windows 7 x64 RC Build 7100, AMD A64x2 5300+ Black @ 3GHz, 2GB DDR2 SDRAM @ 800MHz, Gigabyte GA-MA790X DS4 Motherboard, Sapphire Radeon HD3870 512MB GDDR4, SB Live24 Sound

Windows 7 rc: Network printer install issue.

Tue, 05 May 2009 16:08:52 Z

Trying to install a network printer in new release Windows 7 RC while logged on to a domain and we get the following error: Windows cannot find printer "operation failed with error 0x0000000d". The network printer installed successful in my previous Windows 7 install (build 7000). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.