File sharing problems

[caromte]

Hi, i have serious problems with shared folders.
I have two separate domains they have trust relationship both ways. The domains are Windows 2003 standard edition.
For the trouble let’s say:

In Domain A there are a few file servers with windows 2003, this have shared folders with the respective user permission from both domain configured.
Lets say that the server “image” is a member of domain A, that means its DNS is “image.A” and lets say its IP is 10.1.1.1. I have a folder shared in this server with access for user from the Domain B (Domain B is a User DC Only).

Now the problem begin when a user from domain B try to access the shared folder on the server “image” from the domain A. if the user try to access the server with its DNS
(that would be \\image.A ) the servers ask for a user an a password but this have already be configured on the folder permission. And if the users try to access the server through the IP address (that would be \\10.1.1.1) the folder is accessed at once and in this way the user permission on the shared folder works.

So my problem is why I can’t access the shared folder through its DNS.

Note: I can ping the “image.A” fine from both domains and the domain A and the domain B and from any PC so i believe DNS are working fine.

If someone can help I would really appreciate, I’m about to go mad.


Thanks

 

[GlenJohnson]

Are the clients configured to use dns from the servers on a or b?

Glen A. Johnson
"Trust time, for it tends to provide sweet ways out when facing bitter difficulties"
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), Spanish writer
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[caromte]

the client use DNS from a server on a

 

[GlenJohnson]

Are you using hosts files? If not, try one and see what happens.

Glen A. Johnson
"Trust time, for it tends to provide sweet ways out when facing bitter difficulties"
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), Spanish writer
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[caromte]

No i don’t use host files, and there is no point in using it since the DNS are working fine.
The problem is that when I use the DNS name of the server I always got the login and password screen.
And if I use the IP of the server I got access instantly.

The user permission are configured and this only happen between this two domain I can access the server fine from any other domain.
Note: These domains have trust relationship. Both ways

 

[GlenJohnson]

Doyou have some permissions set at the folder level? If you do, how are the permissions set at the top level? Say, you have

MainFolder = These permissions
SubFolder = Different permissions

I've seen permissions buried upstream where people didn't even realize they were set there, but had the options to use "inheritables" and didn't know it. Also, have you checked any fog files on either server and see if anything shows up?




Glen A. Johnson
"Trust time, for it tends to provide sweet ways out when facing bitter difficulties"
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), Spanish writer
Tek-Tips in Chicago IL

 

[caromte]

Well, it seems everything is working fine now. I delete the trust relation between the domains and created again, I do this like 2 times and after 30 minutes everything works again. It seems this is one of those rare windows problem that come and go as they please and nobody now what happened.


Thaks for the Help.