Topic: windows users not finding sme server

[sonnenjon]

we had a power outage last nite and the server wasn't on a ups.

the mac users can still access the server, but windows users can't get to it.

it's being used solely as a fileserver with no domain control.

any suggestions on how to get back on track?

thanks.

[idp_qbn]

Have you rebooted the Windows PCs?

When their IP address expires, they try to renew it. If the network is down (the power blackout) they assign themselves a new and random address in the range 169.x.y.z. This may be what has happened in your case.

If so, your Windows PCs are on a different logical network from your servers.

A simple reboot will fix it.

BUT you can do it without rebooting by opening a DOS box (Start/Run/cmd) and typing "ipconfig /renew" <Return>

Hope this solves it for you.
Cheers
Ian