Linq error: MSDTC on server 'servername' is unavailable

Sglima — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:39:50 GMT

Occasionally an application that I am working on throws the above error...

After trying to fix my code for a bit, and not finding the problem I googled a bit and discovered that this error is caused by a windows service that must be running.

So, if you ever encounter this error, you must turn on the 'Distributed Transaction Coordinator' in order to solve it.

Hope this helps.

Original source: http://geekswithblogs.net/narent/archive/2006/10/09/93544.aspx

What if: Virtual machine can't access the internet

Sglima — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:23:02 GMT

It's a tricky and annoying situation...

To do work around it, execute the following command on command prompt:

netsh winsock reset

Then Restart Windows enter the next command:

netsh int ip reset reset.log

Restart Windows and you are ready to go.

Enjoy :)