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 12:39:09 -0400

Thank you, Allan!

Sometimes we just can't see the forest for the trees even when the answer is
right smack under our noses. I couldn't join the pc because my account info
did not have domain admin permissions... When I flagged down someone who
did to enter her credentials, it worked.

Thank you (and GTS) again. The answer to the mystery was a combination of
things and it has finally been solved. 

-- 
Elizabeth Candanedo, MCSE
"allan grossman [mvp]" <allan_grossman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4f1001c42c70$5902c6d0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi again -
>
> There are two ways to create a domain account on an NT4
> domain - the first is to run Server Manager either from
> the server or the client (it's on the server CD if you
> decide to install it on the client) and the other is to
> create the domain account from the workstation.  Let's
> try that one first  ;-)
>
> On the XP machine if you right-click My Computer and
> select Properties --> Computer Name you'll see where to
> join the computer to a domain.  Since you now have
> connectivity to the DC it should work just fine.  When
> you try to join the domain you'll be prompted for the
> username and password of someone authorized to add
> computers to the domain - if you're a domain admin all
> you do is put your domain admin username and password in
> the box and away you go  ;-)
>
> Holler if you need more help -
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >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.
>

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