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When i try accessing \\my.domain.com\, Windows Explorer suggests me i check my spelling, but when i try \\servername\, it works. Also, nslookup my.domain.com and nslookup servername resolve to the same ip addresses. What could possibly cause this?

UPDATE: the machine i'm experiencing this on is a primary domain controller. \\my.domain.com\ works properly on other members of the domain, but i need it on the domain controller as well, because without it group policy won't work. my.domain.com is a domain, not a specific machine. net view \\my.domain.com\ gives me this:

C:\>net view \\my.domain.com\
System error 123 has occurred.

The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
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My understanding is pretty vague, but AFAIK \\name\... type paths are sometimes resolved via broadcast query or WINS rather than DNS. I'm not sure how the two interact sometimes. Try running net view \\my.domain.com\ on the command-line and see if it gives you a more informative error?

Also, is domain.com the Windows domain for the machine in question or some other one in your network, or just some random DNS name? I'm not sure, but it may matter.

This MSKB article may be helpful. Specifically try the DisableStrictNameChecking setting if all else fails.

Walter Mundt
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Is this an active directory domain? Is the computer you're testing from member of the same domain/forest?

Trondh
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