Anyone ever see this?

[ssteiner]

Has anyone ever seen this problem:

I have an IIS server in a DMZ. There is a share on it so the webmaster can modify the web site. The problem is, the webmaster can't map a drive to the server. He gets an error stating the server in the network path can't be found. The kicker is, I can map to it. The difference between our workstations is, his [webmaster's] is Win 98, and mine is Win2k pro. I have tried this on other win9x, win2k, and nt wkstn PCs with the same results. The Win2k and NT PCs could map to the share, and the Win 9x couldn't. Any ideas?

[MikeTurley]

Can the webmaster ping the IIS server? If not, check the default gateway, DNS, WINS and subnet mask settings on the PC.

Good luck,

Mike

[ssteiner]

The server can be pinged from both the public and private address'. The users get their TCP/IP settings from a DHCP server.

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Steve Steiner
ssteiner@consultant.com

Ok, so what's the speed of dark?

[ssteiner]

Bit the bullet and called MS. It turns out there was a call to the WINS server to get the name of the server. The WINS server was returning the internal address of the machine in the DMZ which we have never been able to use. So by placing a line in the LMHOSTS file: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx SERVER #PRE then rebooting, I was able to map to the web server on a Win 9x PC.

The problem is fixed.

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Steve Steiner
ssteiner@consultant.com

Ok, so what's the speed of dark?