Re: cannot join WinXP to Windows 2000 domain

Russell wrote:
I have previously been successful joining WinXP PC to this Win2000 domain. Have 2 new PCs with WinXP SP3 that will not join the domain. dcdiag.txt output is show below. nslookup resolves the server name fine. I do not have reverse DNS zone configured. (never needed that in past for joining PC to this domain). I'm stumped. Any suggestions appreciated. Russell

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The domain name ccs 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.

DNS was successfully queried for the service location (SRV) resource record used to locate a domain controller for domain ccs:

The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.ccs
The following domain controllers were identified by the query:
ccsserver.ccs

Common causes of this error include:
- Host (A) records that map the name of the domain controller to its IP addresses are missing or contain incorrect addresses.
- Domain controllers registered in DNS are not connected to the network or are not running.
For information about correcting this problem, click Help.
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I just ran into a similar problem last week. I was at a remote location and unable to join an XP workstation to the "HOSPICE" domain. All the servers (and DCs) are at the primary site connected over a point to point T1 line)

The problem was resolved when I joined the "HOSPICE.LOCAL" domain instead of the "HOSPICE" domain.

Maybe something similar for you??

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
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