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Subject: Re: OT: Workgroup not available. The network name cannot be found.
	on Windows 2000 Pro SP4
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On Wednesday 29 August 2007 19:40:09 L Goodwin wrote:
> I apologize for asking this question, but people who
> know UNIX often know a lot about operating systems in
> general.
>
> I have a client with a Windows 2000 Pro SP4 host. He
> cycled power without shutting down Windows, and now
> the Windows network (Network Neighborhood) is hosed.
> When he tries to access Network Neighborhood (from
> Windows Explorer), he get "Workgroup not available.
> The network name cannot be found.".
>
> This host can ping other hosts on LAN and has Internet
> access, and other hosts on LAN see this host and can
> access its shared resources (filesytem and printer),
> AND connect to it via VPN (it is set up as a VPN
> Host).
>
> What is the "correct" procedure for recovering from
> this mishap? TIA! :-)
>

youll probably want to start here:

http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?&sel=33607436&expand=1

... and now that thats out of the way... let the flames begin!
-- 
Jonathan Horne
http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org
freebsd@dfwlp.com