Re: Login Error / Question

From: Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP] (admin_at_nospam.LSAOL.COM)
Date: 03/02/04 

Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 12:59:32 -0600

In news:5bf301c4006c$de618ee0$a101280a@phx.gbl,
Jason Delaune <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm receiving the below error message when I log into my
> computer.
>
> Windows cannot obtain the domain controller name for your
> computer network. (An unexpected network error
> occurred. ). Group Policy processing aborted.
>
> The Event ID is 1054. We recently installed 2 new Windows
> Server 2003 DCs, and they are both running DNS.
> Everything that I have found on the web concerning this
> error indicates that it is an error with the way the DNS
> settings are configured on the local computer. I have put
> both IP addresses into the appropriate places for DNS
> servers in my local network connection, but I still
> receive this error.
>
> Is there anything else that I'm missing either on my
> computer or at the server level? I'm not the only person
> receiving these error messages either. The servers in the
> domain seem to be fine, but the computers in the domain
> are experiencing the problem. Both PCs are Windows XP Pro
> with SP1. We are waiting to get this resolved before we
> start migrating other user's PCs into the new domain.
>
> Jason

Are the all computers using ONLY the local DNS in their TCP/IP properties?
Post an ipconfig /all from the DCs and one of the clients. 

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