The File Replication Service on the computer %1 cannot communicate with the File Replication Service on the computer %2. ...

The File Replication Service on the computer %1 cannot communicate with
the File Replication Service on the computer %2.



Verify that the computer %2 is up and running.



Verify that the File Replication Service is running on %2 by
typing "net start ntfrs" on %2.



Verify that the network is functioning between %1 and %2 by
typing "ping %1" on %2 and "ping %2" on %1.
If the pings succeed then retry the failed operation.
If the pings fail then there may be problems with the DNS server.



The DNS server is responsible for mapping computer names to IP addresses.
The commands "ipconfig" and "nslookup" help diagnose problems with the
DNS server.



Typing "ipconfig /all" will list the computer's IP address and the IP
address of the computer's DNS servers. Type "ping "
to verify that a DNS server is available. The DNS mapping for %2 or %1
can be verified by typing "nslookup" and then typing "%2" and then "%1"
on %1 and %2. Be sure to check out the DNS server on both %1 and %2;
a DNS problem on either computer will prevent proper communication.



Some network problems between %1 and %2 can be cleared up by flushing
the DNS Resolver Cache. Type "ipconfig /flushdns".



Some network problems between %1 and %2 can be cleared up by renewing
the IP address. Type "ipconfig /release" followed by "ipconfig /renew".



Some network problems between %1 and %2 can be cleared up by resetting
the computer's DNS entry. Type "net stop NetLogon" followed by
"net start NetLogon".



Some problems between %1 and %2 can be cleared up by restarting
the File Replication Service. Type "net stop ntfrs" followed by
"net start ntfrs".



Some problems between %1 and %2 can be cleared up by restarting
the computers %1 and %2 AFTER CLOSING RUNNING APPLIATIONS,
especially dcpromo. Click on Start, Shutdown, select Restart, and
click on OK.



Other network and computer problems are beyond the scope of
this event log message.