Transplanted network issue

We took 3 machines from a 2k3 domain and placed them at a separate location on their own network.
PC A: XP Pro SP2 can access PC B and PC C

PC B: Win2k SP4 cant access PC A or PC C ( "currently no logon servers available to service the logon request" error message pops up)

PC C: Win2k SP4 can access PC A and PC B.

Question is this:
Why cant PC B access the other 2 when the other 2 can access it.

Thanks.

 

Do you have any firewall software on those PCs ?

What's your definition of "access" ?

 

no Firewall software except for the XP SP2 windows firewall.
Access means File and printer sharing.

 

I presume you've not joined the computers to a new domain.

If that is the case, the systems will be authenticating against cached credentials as no server is available to test the user credentials. I expect computer C doesn't have cached the credentials required to access the other PCs. That is, it hadn't recently been connecting that way when the server was accessible to the PC.

You could return the PC to the original network and get all the shares working and then move them. Then all the credentials would be cached. However, I don't think that is a good strategy. Relying on cached credentials is asking for trouble in the future.

The best solution is to install a small server and join them to the new domain. This will create new user accounts, so you will have to transfer user settings to the new accounts.

You could try setting up the users with new local accounts and them create a new peer to peer network, but Windows never networks as reliably with peer to peer as it does in client/server mode.

 

Yes there is no domain at the new location. I think moving them all to local user accounts will be the best solution. They do not want to pay for another server.

Thanks