Re: Can't add computer to domain

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From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 02/06/05


Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 22:43:14 -0600


"djenks" <djenks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2EF84320-0851-4DA6-9E78-0606F4A49486@microsoft.com...
> I have a small home network with a 2000 server. I am able to add my XP
and
> NT4 machines to the domain without any problems, but I have 1 2000 machine
> that I keep getting an error when I try to join to the domain. After I
> supply the domain account info, I get the error "network path not found".
I
> can go to My Network Places and see the domain there.

Assuming you can ping etc?

Usually it is name resolution. Is the problem machine
a DNS client of STRICTLY you internal DNS.

Of course your DC must do that too, and DNS must be
dynamic for AD to work properly, but since you other
(XP) machine works it is likely a client misconfiguration.

> I can also creat the
> computer account on my server and can open the manage screen for it
(though I
> don't have permissions to do anything on it). Can someone please point me
in
> the right direction.

Failure to locate the DC or to authenticate.

-- 
Herb Martin


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