Re: No Domain Controller Available

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From: Richard G. Harper (rgharper_at_email.com)
Date: 09/25/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 22:41:16 -0400

Are the Windows 98 clients set up to see only the AD DNS server for DNS name
resolution? 

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"KG6VQE @thecomputerdood.com>" <info<nospam> wrote in message 
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>I have a win2k Server with AD, set up as a primary domain controller.  We 
>have a local area neatwork, running into two linksys switches.  The Win98 
>machines have stopped being validated.  They come up with "No Domain 
>Controller is available".  I can manually map drives, and printers, so 
>security is working.  But cannot log in.  The Netlogon service is active. 
>I read a tech article saying it would be protocol (100basetx/Full) that 
>does not match.  We have about 15 workstations, and maybe 8 of them (all 
>Win98) are having this problem.  WinXP, and Win2K Pro stations don't have 
>the problem.  Please help.
>
>
>

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