Re: Logon Server Unavailable

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From: Desmond Lee (mcp_at_donotspamplease.mars)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:05:05 -0800

How about DNS configuration on the clients having this problem (previously
posted)?

Do they all have manual DNS entries as well, on top of the static IP
addresses
allocated to them?

Without correct DNS info, the clients will not know how or where to send DNS
queries, and may resort to WINS / broadcast. As you have found out, ping
to DNS by IP or (FQDN) hostname would still work though.

"Mike" wrote:

> I can ping DNS, and DCs by name, and ip address with -a and it resolves the
> correct name.
>
> Ping local (domain name = local.mydomain.com) replys with a dc ipaddress.
> "Desmond Lee" <mcp@donotspamplease.mars> wrote in message
> news:FE5FB281-F06C-4A1D-AB80-F0A60AC62192@microsoft.com...
> >
> > Do these 2 W2k Pro machines have static DNS entries (in addition to their
> > static IP)
> > pointing to DNS Servers that are accessible on the other subnet?
> >
> > Do a quick ping dns_server_ip_address to verify.
> >
> >
> > "Mike" wrote:
> >
> >> I have 2 win2000Pro computers on a seperate subnet that can no longer
> >> locate
> >> a domain controller. They can logon with previously cached logons, and
> >> can
> >> access all resources(shares, exchange) of the domain, but I cannot log on
> >> any new users to the computer because it cannot authenticate them. I can
> >> ping everywhere, and all can ping me. I do not have WINS, I have netbios
> >> over tcp/ip enabled, and have a static ip address. Both DNS servers are
> >> in
> >> seperate subnets from thses computers. I get NETLOGON event ID 5719 in
> >> the
> >> system Log:
> >>
> >> "No Windows NT or Windows 2000 Domain Controller is available for domain
> >> MYDOMAIN. The following error occurred: There are currently no logon
> >> servers available to serrvice the logon request."
> >>
> >> Any help in troubleshooting and diagnosing the problem will be
> >> appreciated.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

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