There is a problem with the SMB protocol in the Windows 2000 operating system that can cause problems with unexpected network errors when it is being used as the client operating system accessing database tables on another Windows 2000 machine. Please use the following link to find out more details on the problem:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q311563

Microsoft has provided a hotfix for the problem that you should download if needed.