Problem with Network Operations
Here is a checklist to follow for network operations problems.
Source: Network Troubleshooting Guide by Greg Tomsho, Ed Tittel, Greg Johnson
- Inspect the hardware in your server and make sure that:
- It is on the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List (HCL), or it appears in a similar NetWare or Linux compatibility list (as appropriate).
- It has the correct, most current drivers installed.
- It contains sufficient memory for the network operations you currently perform.
- It has adequate hard drive space for the amount of information that is stored on it.
- It has plenty of processing power to support your network.
- Check all your network bindings to make sure that they are correct. Also make sure the most-used bindings are listed first.
- Double-check your client computers to verify they have the right client software (redirectors) installed.
- Ensure that your frame types match—that is, the Ethernet frame type of the computer being added to the network must be the same as the frame type used by existing computers on the network.
- Check that the protocol installed matches the protocol already in use on the network.
Source: Network Troubleshooting Guide by Greg Tomsho, Ed Tittel, Greg Johnson