Re: Cannot connect laptop to server

From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 21:52:01 +1100

"Seddon Acaster" <SeddonAcaster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:24EA508D-9652-40F0-84CE-D2883B9E0F8F@microsoft.com...
> Server running Windows 2000 Server. Three clients running Windows XP Pro.
> Server and three clients all connect to a combined router/ADSL
modem/wireless
> access point. IP address of server is 172.16.1.251, subnet 255.255.0.0,
> gateway 172.16.0.1 and DNS 172.16.0.1. DHCP not installed on server. All
> three clients obtain IP address and DNS server address automatically.
Laptop
> which used to have Windows 98 connected successfully but hard drive failed
> and subsequently replaced. OS on laptop upgraded to Windows XP now. When
you
> run network ID wizard on laptop it completes successfully and reboots but
> when you try and logon to network you get error "system cannot log you on
> because domain x not available". I have also seen the error "access denied
> when joining domain". Why can I not connect with laptop? I have tried
using
> the IP 172.16.1.78, subnet 255.255.0.0 and DNS 172.16.0.1 but no success.
>
> Help!

I suggest you start with the basic things such as
pinging between the two machines, and checking
***all*** firewall settings. When pinging, run your
tests with IP addresses and also with NetBIOS names.

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