Windows::DNS Alias

DisableStrictNameChecking This is a known issue with 2000 and 2003 servers. When a client computer connects to a Windows 2000 or 2003 server using an alias, the client receives: System error 52 has occurred. A duplicate name exists on the network. This error occurs when you attempt to connect to the server by using a CNAME alias that is created in the DNS zone: net view \\alias.<domain name.com> where alias is a CNAME record that is created for the server in the <domain name.com> zone. Because the server is not listening on the alias, it does not accept connections to that name. Start – Run - Regedt32 Create the following DWORD Key manually. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters] "DisableStrictNameChecking"=dword:00000001 Shutdown and restart the server.now alias should work again.