Re: Home to Pro upgrade issues with AD domain
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Date: 09/13/04
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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:36:41 -0700
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>"rusty" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>>I do some side work for a small company. They have 3
>> computers that when purchased were running XP home.
>> Somewhere a long the line, someone upgraded them to XP
pro
>> so they could connect to an Active Dir domain.
>>
>> For the most part, the computers work fine and ARE able
to
>> authenticate with the domain. Here's the problem I am
>> having...
>>
>> I sign into any one of the three computers with the
domain
>> administrator account, go to Computer Manager \ Local
>> Users and Groups and try add a domain user account to
the
>> local Administrators group (or any group for that
>> matter). However, when I click Add, and then click
>> the 'Look In' list box, only the local computer is
>> available. It does not see the domain. I can then log
>> off the domain admin account, and log back onto the
>> computer using any domain account I wish.
>>
>> I think there may be something hanging around from XP
home
>> that is preventing Pro from being able to see the domain
>> when assigning group permissions. My question is has
>> anyone heard of this happening? Also would anyone know
>> how I could resolve this with out having to do a
format /
>> reinstall of Pro?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Rusty
>
>
>
>This usually indicates a DNS misconfiguration problem.
>Are logins using a domain user very slow too?
>
>Ensure the XP boxes are pointing to ONLY to the DNS
>server which hosts the domain.
>
>Here's my usual lecture on the topic:
>
>XP differs from previous versions of windows in that it
uses
>DNS as it's primary name resolution method for finding
domain
>controllers:
>
>How Domain Controllers Are Located in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314861
>
>If DNS is misconfigured, XP will spend a lot of time
waiting for it to
>timeout before it tries using legacy NT4 sytle NetBIOS.
>( Which may or may not work. )
>
>1) Ensure that the XP clients are all configured to point
to the local
> DNS server which hosts the AD domain. That will
probably be the
> win2k server itself.
> They should NOT be pointing an an ISP's DNS server.
> An 'ipconfig /all' on the XP box should reveal ONLY
the domain's
> DNS server.
>
> ( you should use the DHCP server to push out the local
DNS server
> address. )
>
>2) Ensure DNS server on win2k is configured to permit
dynamic updates.
>
>3) Ensure the win2k server points to itself as a DNS
server.
>
>4) For external ( internet ) name resolution, specify
your ISP's DNS server
> not on the clients, but in the 'forwarders' tab of the
local win2k DNS
>server.
>
>On the DNS server, if you cannot access the 'Forwarders'
and 'Root Hints'
>tabs because they are greyed out, that is because there
is a root zone (".")
>present on the DNS server. You MUST delete this root
zone to permit the
>server to forward unresolved queries to yout ISP or the
root servers:
>
>HOWTO: Remove the Root Zone (Dot Zone)
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=298148
>
>The following articles may assist you in setting up DNS
correctly:
>
>Setting Up the Domain Name System for Active Directory
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;237675
>HOW TO: Configure DNS for Internet Access in Windows 2000
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;300202
>
>
>--
>Best Regards,
>Ron Lowe
>MS-MVP Windows Networking
>
>
>.
>
Thank you very much for your help. I think you hit the
nail on the head. I will check DNS / DHCP and repost if
the issue is not fixed.
Thanks again!
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