Re: cant contact DC at logon

From: Doug Sherman [MVP] (dsherman_at_nospam.tampabay.rr.com)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:52:22 -0500

Most likely this is a DNS or corrupt computer account issue:

1. Make sure the XP machine points only to the domain controller for DNS.

2. In AD Users and Computers, reset the XP's account. If that doesn't
work, try joining a workgroup; delete the computer account; create a new
one; and try rejoining the domain.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Haggis" <Haggis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1D1BCBAC-BD1F-4E19-81BA-B14AB24F1EAA@microsoft.com...
> I have posted this in the XP forum as well but wanted to post here due to
the
> unusual nature of the problem.I have a bizarre problem. I have an XP Pro
user
> that needs to log on to a domain. All of a sudden it doesn't seem to be
able
> to contact the domain controller from the Logon screen. With correct
> credentials for any user account, it alwayse returns the error for not
being
> able to contact the domain. If i try using the 'Log on to' and use a VPN
> connection it also returns the same error. However, If i logon to the PC
as
> local administrator, i can see network resources and even authenticate to
> shares. I can also use a VPN to authenticate through to the server. I used
> the NLTEST tool and it also works.
>
> It seems as if the PC, from the logon screen after Ctrl-Alt-Del, can't
> access a DC. I can access this PC at this point as i can be connected to
it
> with dameware.
>
> Any ideas?

Relevant Pages

  • RE: Xp machine does not see the network
    ... Can you ping the computer account name and IP-address from the servers? ... flush dns cache on both server and computer ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.general)
  • Re: Removing records from DDNS for computer accounts
    ... would like to implement but don't want to hose up my dhcp ... We have been deleting the DNS records to work around this issue but I ... Computer Account would do this. ... Clear the register this connection's addresses in DNS on the clients. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.dns)
  • Re: What happens to the machine name in AD?
    ... a rename will disjoin it. ... script - if this script doesn't also update the respective computer account ... On the DNS end, I believe a new DNS record will be created for the new name ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • Re: bad dcpromo and ntdusutil/adsiedit question
    ... Use ADSIEdit to delete the computer account in the OU=Domain ... Use ADSIEdit to delete the FRS member object in CN=Domain System ... In the DNS console, use the DNS MMC to delete the cname (also known ... If the deleted computer was the last domain controller in a child ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • bad dcpromo and ntdusutil/adsiedit question
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    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
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