Re: Adding Servers to 2003 Domain

From: Ulf B. Simon-Weidner [MVP] (nospam2-ulf_at_usw-consulting.com)
Date: 10/27/04 

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 05:46:29 +0000

Hello Pete,

Answers inline

"Pete" <Pete@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:Pete@discussions.microsoft.com:
> I've recently upgraded my 2000 AD to 2003 AD running in 2000 Native
> Mode.
> Theres a PDC and BDC both with DNS installed

There are no such things as PDC and BDC in Windows 2000+

> I had a 2003 server in the domain and removed it prior to the upgrade.

Would not have been necessary

> It seems I can't add the server back to the Domain as it cant find the
> Domain Controller. I've also got a 2nd 2003 server that I can't add to the
> Domin for the same reason.

Either a DNS-Server issue, or you just forgot to set the DNS-Server in
the TCP/IP-Properties of the future Memberserver.
Check Ipconfig /all if the right server is configured as dns-server.

If it's not a client issue, try netdiag, dcdiag or dnslint against the
server which might give you more hints.
If you wish look in the thread of frankca in this group, or mark in the
windows.server.dns-group, they both had issues with the dns-server too.

> Outside the domain I can ping the servers by IP but not by name. Inside
> the
> Domain i can ping the servers already in the domain by name and IP but i
> can
> only ping the servers external to the Domain by IP.

OK, verifies that it seems to be a clientside issue, check the
TCP/IP-Properties of the future memberserver for the right dns-server.

> Al the servers are located in the same room, connected to the same switch
> so
> the network is very simple and can be discounted.
>
> DNS is integrated into Active Directory so i'm guessing it's a
> configuration
> setting somewhere that i've yet to find. (In Group Policy maybe?)
>
> What more information can i provide to make any assistance easy?

Let's wait, check the points above first. 

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