Re: Client Can't join Domain - SOLVED

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From: ptwilliams (ptw2001_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:14:40 -0000

It almost always is ;-) 

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"scott" <sbailey@mileslumber.com> wrote in message 
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It was DNS issue, thanks guys.
"ptwilliams" <ptw2001@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.bytex
>
> That's the issue there.
>
> Try entering the FQDN name.
>
> Or are you using a single-label domain name?  If so, this is bad...
>
>
> -- 
>
> Paul Williams
>
> http://www.msresource.net/
> http://forums.msresource.net/
>
> "scott" <sbailey@mileslumber.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ocnFv6GFHA.3244@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I have a Win2003 standard ed. Parent PDC and Child Domain PDC. I also have
> 3
> WinXP Client pc's. I recently had to reformat 1 XP Client. After a fresh
> install, and setting up TCP/IP Settings, I'm unable to join either the
> parent or child domain. It doesn't prompt for credentials, instead it
> displays an error message saying 'A domain controller for the domain could
> not be contacted.' I'm logging in fine from other 2 clients and everything
> seems to be working fine with both servers, what could be preventing me to
> join either domains? I've had this domain running fine for over a year.
>
> Any help?
>
>
>
> After clicking DETAILS, XP reported the below error ...
>
> ERROR
> ================================
>
> Note: This information is intended for a network administrator.  If you
> are
> not your network's administrator, notify the administrator that you
> received
> this information, which has been recorded in the file
> C:\WINDOWS\debug\dcdiag.txt.
>
> The domain name bytex might be a NetBIOS domain name.  If this is the
> case,
> verify that the domain name is properly registered with WINS.
>
> If you are certain that the name is not a NetBIOS domain name, then the
> following information can help you troubleshoot your DNS configuration.
>
> The following error occurred when DNS was queried for the service location
> (SRV) resource record used to locate a domain controller for domain bytex:
>
> The error was: "DNS name does not exist."
> (error code 0x0000232B RCODE_NAME_ERROR)
>
> The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.bytex
>
> Common causes of this error include the following:
>
> - The DNS SRV record is not registered in DNS.
>
> - One or more of the following zones do not include delegation to its
> child
> zone:
>
> bytex
> . (the root zone)
>
> For information about correcting this problem, click Help.
>
>
>

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