Does the Domino server have an alias in DNS that matches up with another machine on the network? It's a long time since I worked with Domino (lucky me), but I seem to remember that Domino server instances could have a different "name" from the actual NetBIOS name of the server itself.
On 8 March 2011 14:10, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings! > > This is a situation which pops up on occasion. Workstations affected are > all Windows XP Pro SP3. > > We are a Lotus Notes shop (7.5). It is the Lotus application that > "detects" the error, but the cause seems to be something in the > workstation's network setup. > > A user will be logged in, have their Notes app up and running, and will > have been reading messages throughout the day. Then, when they attempt to > open a message, they get this pop-up message: > > The remote server is not a known TCP/IP host. > > (Well, it was a couple of minutes ago...) > > We've had this happen periodically over the past several months. Once in a > while (like last Thursday), it may hit several workstations on a given day. > > The Domino server has a static IP address. (FWIW, it is on a server > running Windows 2003 "Standard", SP2.) > > Last week, somebody tried pinging the Domino server from an affected WS. > It was pinging an address in our DHCP realm rather than the actual (static) > address of the Domino server. (A search of the network DNS tables and DHCP > leases show no such address for the Domino server; all entries for the > Domino server are the correct static address.) The workstations have no > entries in their local HOSTS file. > > The command "ipconfig /flushdns" tends to resolve the situation. > However... > > What would cause the local DNS cache to go screwy this way, mid-session? > > Thanks! > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > *ASPCA®* > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > [email protected] > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > *www.aspca.org* <http://www.aspca.org/> > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is > from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA > ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may > contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not > the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, > and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and > permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout > thereof. > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." *IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humour or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not authorised (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating social faux pas. Unless the word absquatulation has been used in its correct context somewhere other than in this warning, it does not have any legal or no grammatical use and may be ignored. No animals were harmed in the transmission of this email, although the kelpie next door is living on borrowed time, let me tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden message revealed by reading this warning backwards, so just ignore that Alert Notice from Microsoft. However, by pouring a complete circle of salt around yourself and your computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have received this email in error, please add some nutmeg and egg whites, whisk and place in a warm oven for 40 minutes.* ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
