Re: Networking XP Pro to a Downlevel NT4 domain

From: Elizabeth Candanedo (ecandanedo_at_mayogilligan.com)
Date: 04/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:02:19 -0400

Thanks for the input. I enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP and now I'm getting a
different message. (At least the XP workstation is now finding the NT4
PDC.) I am now getting an access denied message.

We are not running DCHP here. The NT4 box, as far as I know, is running
SP4. I know that XP boxes can hook to this domain because there are three
XP boxes hooked in already. Now we just got a new laptop in loaded with XP
Pro and I was tasked with joining it to the domain. I'm dealing with old
technology here... I'm an MCSE on 2000 not NT4. How does one create a
machine account on the PDC?

Could you lend me more more insight on this issue? Thanks again. 

-- 
Elizabeth Candanedo, MCSE
"allan grossman [mvp]" <allan_grossman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4cbf01c42c65$645ad550$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi, Elizabeth -
>
> An XP Professional machine should hook in to an NT4
> domain without checking any boxes at all  ;-)
>
> Let's get the simple stuff out of the way first.  We know
> the NT4 DC must be running SP6a, right?  Also, a domain
> account for the machine itself is required.  I know this
> is simple stuff, but if those two prerequisites are met
> the XP box ought to connect with no problems.
>
> Windows XP defaults to the NetBIOS setting of the DHCP
> server.  If the machine has a static IP then NetBIOS over
> TCP-IP is enabled by default.  If the DHCP server doesn't
> provide this information you might need to enable NetBIOS
> over TCP-IP.  You'll find it in the properties (advanced)
> of the instance of TCP-IP that's bound to the NIC.
>
> Hope this helps -
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi all.  I know there is a way to do this.  I have seen
> it done before and I
> >believe that it is as simple as checking a box off in
> one of the system
> >policies, but I am unable to figure out where this
> checkbox is.  The problem
> >is that the XP Pro PC does not recognize the NT4 domain
> and I need to get it
> >to recognize the domain controller. I believe it is
> relying solely on DNS
> >and not looking for the NetBIOS name.
> >
> >Does anyone know where this magical checkbox is?  I
> would greatly appreciate
> >it.
> >
> >Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> >
> >-- 
> >Elizabeth Candanedo, MCSE
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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