Problem getting a new XP computer to join an NT 4.0/Win 98 domain
From: Stephen Porter (stp_at_pobox.com)
Date: 10/23/04
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:32:58 -0700
Hi,
I'm pretty inexperienced with anything beyond simple peer-to-
peer networks, although I have set up and worked with a lot of
these and know the basics pretty well. This is a recent problem
that I need some help with.
We have a simple network that was set up years ago and has
functioned well enough for quite some time. When I started
working here we decided that we would gradually start updating
the computers and the file server with the goal of getting
things into the 20th century.
We just bought a couple of Dell workstations with Windows XP and
I've already run into something today that I couldn't solve via
trial-and-error. I'll be hitting the books later, but I have a
feeling this might be something very simple that more
knowledgable folks could answer easily, so I'm posting here and
I guess to the Win98 networking group as well.
The current setup has a bunch of machines running Win 98 SE and
one machine with Win 2000 Pro. There is a file server that
runs NT 4.0 and *I believe* is also a domain controller. At
least all the existing computers are configured to log onto a
domain with a password at bootup.
If you scan Network Neighborhood for the Entire Network after
booting, there are 3 workgroups: Domain, Office and Workgroup.
The workgroup "Domain" (which is also the domain's name... ;-))
has only the server as a member, with a couple of shares set up
so all the computers can access and store data files on the
server. The other two workgroups have 4 and 5 computers
resepectively. All the computers map to the server shares and
all is fine.
In attempting to set up the new Dell workstation, which has XP
Professional, I am able to see the workgroups "Office" and
"Workgroup" and all the computers and shares in them. The
workgroup "Domain," however, doesn't show up at all.
I figured this is because the XP machine hasn't been set up to
log onto the domain, "Domain," but whenever I try to set it up
that way, i.e., change the workgroup setting to a domain, I just
get a quick search and then an error message saying that no
domain controller can be found.
I've gotten as far as reading the minimal troubleshooting notes
in XP and it sounded like there might be some DNS setup issues
with the NT 4.0/Windows 98 setup, but I'm just over my head with
that.
In a nutshell I need to somehow make it possible for the new XP
machines to see and map to shares on the NT file server. Once
that's all configured and users are getting used to the new
interface we'll move on to getting a more up-to-date server,
possibly install Small Business Server 2003, etc., etc. But
this is like stumbling right out of the blocks of a mile race
;-)!
Any pointers/advice/solutions appreciated.
Best regards,
Stephen Porter
Los Angeles, CA
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