Re: New Win2003 network that was upgraded from NT
From: Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP] (admin_at_nospam.WFTX.US)
Date: 04/23/04
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 14:58:46 -0500
In news:366401c42945$6ec12350$a001280a@phx.gbl,
Mike <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
> I upgraded a NT4.0 PDC to windows server 2003 and I
> installed active directory onto it. Now, I am trying to
> bring in a fresh server with a new build of server 2003,
> make it a domain controller of the domain and tranfer all
> roles so I can physically eliminate the former PDC.
>
> The two machines see each other but the problem is when I
> try to install AD on the new machine it prompts me for a
> username/pw for the dns domain name and no matter what I
> use it tells me the dns domain cannot be found? I have
> included the proper ip address of the dns machine (the old
> pdc), and I did not have any problems installing it the
> first time when doing the upgrade. PLEASE HELP!!
>
> Thanks.
Please post the ipconfig /all from both servers.
This will tell us if you are using the correct DNS server, and if there is
anything that might prevent the first DC from registering its SRV records.
These SRV records are how the Domain Controllers are found by other machines
on the network.
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