Re: Problems joining workstations to the domain

From: news.microsoft.com (Tim_at_long-family.com)
Date: 03/11/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:37:23 -0000

Boy, those group names are confusing, aren;t they? I'll use the 'server.sbs'
group in future, thanks for the tip.

This was a clean SBS install with the standard 5 CALs, but even the first
workstation I tried to join to the domain had this problem. Given that this
is a new install, I think that answers all your other questions.
Nevertheless, I checked on the clients and they are indeed getting their
DHCP addresses, the DNS server is correctly set from DHCP.

When you say "TCP/IP the only protocol" do you mean that the clients should
not be running the NetBUI protocol?

Regards,
Tim

"Henry Craven" <IUnknown@d.com> wrote in message
news:OJBShPMBEHA.892@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> DNS on the Client pointing to the SBServer Internal NIC -Only- ?
> Client IP and Machine Name Unique ?
> Running TCP/IP Protocol Only on the Client ?
> SBServer the DHCP Server for Dynamic IP's ?
> Have enough IPs in the pool for the Server to Assign ?
> Have enough CALs ?
>
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> "news.microsoft.com" <Tim@long-family.com> wrote in message
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> > Having upgraded my server from 2000 to 2003 (or rather, done a clean
> install
> > of SBS-2003) I have been having problems joining my workstations to
> the
> > domain.
> >
> > Using the web interface, the wizard goes right through to the end then
> says
> > "an error has occurred". Thanks, Microsoft, for the helpful error
> message.
> >
> > Trying to join the domain using the "Network ID" wizard results in
> "access
> > denied".
> >
> > I'm using the local admin account on the workstation and the domain
> > administrator account to join the domain. There don't seem to be any
> clues
> > in the event logs of either the workstation or the server. The odd
> thing is
> > that if I leave the workstation then try again later, eventually it
> will
> > work (using either method).
> >
> > Anyone got any clues and/or a resolution for this?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tim Long
> >
> >
>
>

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