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From: North Coast Sea Foods on 11 May 2010 12:14 I am getting an Event log error, indicating that I have a duplicate computer name on the LAN THE COMPUTER NAMES ARE SIMPLE - LIKE NCS1234. MOST DO NOT HAVE A DESCRIPTION - WISH I HAD! Short of going around to each computer, how can I search for it on the lan?
From: kj [SBS MVP] on 11 May 2010 12:30 North Coast Sea Foods wrote: > I am getting an Event log error, indicating that I have a duplicate > computer name on the LAN > > > THE COMPUTER NAMES ARE SIMPLE - LIKE NCS1234. > > MOST DO NOT HAVE A DESCRIPTION - WISH I HAD! > > > Short of going around to each computer, how can I search for it on > the lan? First thing is to get the IP addresses of the duplicate(s). Then you can use remote tools, event viewer, WMI, to help narrow it down - like finding out what user(s) log on to it. -- /kj
From: North Coast Sea Foods on 11 May 2010 14:50 Thanks for the reply We use DHCP. I do not know where the workstation is? "kj [SBS MVP]" <KevinJ.SBS(a)SPAMFREE.gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23VU94cS8KHA.420(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > North Coast Sea Foods wrote: >> I am getting an Event log error, indicating that I have a duplicate >> computer name on the LAN >> >> >> THE COMPUTER NAMES ARE SIMPLE - LIKE NCS1234. >> >> MOST DO NOT HAVE A DESCRIPTION - WISH I HAD! >> >> >> Short of going around to each computer, how can I search for it on >> the lan? > > First thing is to get the IP addresses of the duplicate(s). Then you can > use remote tools, event viewer, WMI, to help narrow it down - like finding > out what user(s) log on to it. > > -- > /kj >
From: kj [SBS MVP] on 11 May 2010 15:41 North Coast Sea Foods wrote: > Thanks for the reply > > We use DHCP. > > I do not know where the workstation is? Right. So, get the ipaddress from the dhcp lease and then use it with remote management tools and see who is using it, what kind of computer (Dell, HP, Toshiba - laptop, desktop, model number) If you have managed network capabiliites you can also find out what port the computer is one and track it back that way. There's no magic bullet and nothing short of some GPS / web cam kinda thing to tell you that is'r three cubes down from the water cooler. Of course you can always connect remotely and just change its name and never really care where it is. > > > "kj [SBS MVP]" <KevinJ.SBS(a)SPAMFREE.gmail.com> wrote in message > news:%23VU94cS8KHA.420(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> North Coast Sea Foods wrote: >>> I am getting an Event log error, indicating that I have a duplicate >>> computer name on the LAN >>> >>> >>> THE COMPUTER NAMES ARE SIMPLE - LIKE NCS1234. >>> >>> MOST DO NOT HAVE A DESCRIPTION - WISH I HAD! >>> >>> >>> Short of going around to each computer, how can I search for it on >>> the lan? >> >> First thing is to get the IP addresses of the duplicate(s). Then you >> can use remote tools, event viewer, WMI, to help narrow it down - >> like finding out what user(s) log on to it. >> >> -- >> /kj -- /kj
From: JohnB on 13 May 2010 08:15 You could always find out the computer name, in DNS, and then disable the computer account in AD. You should get a phone call at that point. ;-) "North Coast Sea Foods" <jleonard(a)northcoastseafoods.com> wrote in message news:eRjyFpT8KHA.5848(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Thanks for the reply > > We use DHCP. > > I do not know where the workstation is? > > > "kj [SBS MVP]" <KevinJ.SBS(a)SPAMFREE.gmail.com> wrote in message > news:%23VU94cS8KHA.420(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> North Coast Sea Foods wrote: >>> I am getting an Event log error, indicating that I have a duplicate >>> computer name on the LAN >>> >>> >>> THE COMPUTER NAMES ARE SIMPLE - LIKE NCS1234. >>> >>> MOST DO NOT HAVE A DESCRIPTION - WISH I HAD! >>> >>> >>> Short of going around to each computer, how can I search for it on >>> the lan? >> >> First thing is to get the IP addresses of the duplicate(s). Then you can >> use remote tools, event viewer, WMI, to help narrow it down - like >> finding out what user(s) log on to it. >> >> -- >> /kj >> > >
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