Re: Joining a domain.

From: Jake (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/13/04 

Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 07:20:15 -0700

Does that mean I need to install DNS on my server and
configure a zone? If so do I make it a root server? How
does this relate to my internet connection?

Jake
>-----Original Message-----
>"jake" wrote in message news:c25401c4384c$c3bb04a0
$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>: I am running W2K Advanced Server and am trying to join a
>: W2K host to my domain but keep getting the error 'The
>: specified domain either does not exist or could not be
>: contacted'. I can sucessfully ping the server and vice
>: versa but still cannot join.
>:
>: I read in an article on the Microsoft website that it is
>: something to do with DNS zone file using an alias
(CNAME)
>: file as the target host of the Service Locator records.
>: I don't completly understand what this means or how to
>: resolve the problem of hosts joining my domain.
>
>Jake...
>
>When running AD, you're running local DNS and should
point your servers and
>workstation to the primary local DNS server and never to
any ISPs servers.
>Running ipconfig /all on all systems will verify what you
have configured.
>If you show us here, we can help you.
>
>HTH...
>
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