Re: RPC server is unavaible

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"HawleyBeach" <HawleyBeach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Martin,
Sorry for the confusion, I am attempting the practice in 70-290 ms press
training kit to join a client to domain. However, i do not have much
experience in networking to resolve this problem.

No apologizies necessary and I won't apologize for correcting your
mistakes or misunderstandings <grin>, ok?

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.GATEWAY>dcdiag

Domain Controller Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
[gateway] Directory Binding Error 1722:
The RPC server is unavailable.
This may limit some of the tests that can be performed.
Done gathering initial info.


Chances are you didn't chose to install the DNS Server, or make
the DNS zone (for the domain), or make it dynamic, or you didn't
set the DC to use STRICTLY the DNS server which holds that
zone which supports AD.

I have checked DNS server service is started, I can see that DNS zone is
automatically configured when i use Active Directory installation wizard
to
create the domain, the setting of DNS zone is as shown:
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q11/plee61/DNS.jpg. I am not sure how
to
examine if the DNS zone is configured as dynamic.

Likely DNS services is correct since the _UNDERSCORE subdomains are there
but you have a multi-homed DC which is DIFFICULT to get correct -- most
people will tell you flat out "don't do that" but I am bit more flexible.


You might have done this by making the DC a "DHCP client" and
getting its IP settings (with DNS) automatically.

On domain controller, I have already fixed the IP and DNS server address
on
TCPIP setting as shown:
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q11/plee61/TCPIP.jpg

For these settings the picture is a POOR choice; what I need is the
ACTUAL TEXT from running "IPConfig /all >File.txt".

Then I can see all of the IPs and DNS settings etc.

You are going to have to override (at a minimum) the DNS server
on those external NICs to point to ONLY your internal DNS if
this is a DC (or even a member machine.) Otherwise the machine
will -- sometimes -- go out to the Internet looking for internal DNS
and fail.

[I am pretty sure I answered this exact question for you several days
ago too.]

You are likely to have a lot of trouble if you try run two NICs in
the DCs -- most people here recommend that you never multihome
DCs. It CAN be done successfully but it requires a lot of knowledge
and careful understaning and attention.

I have only one NIC. When i go to control panel->network connections i can
only see local area connection.

Ok, but if you show me "IPconfig /all" I will see that too.

I see THREE IP address that this DNS server is "listening on" -- they
are in multiple subnets too so they stronly IMPLY multiple NICs but
don't guarantee that.

Why three IPs for this machine if it has one NIC? (Sometimes makes sense
but it is an advanced idea and you said you were new <grin>).

Also you named it "GATEWAY" which again strongly IMPLIES that it is
a multi-homed router. Why is it named GATEWAY? (It can be named
anything but this would confuse most people.<GRIN>)

The Client as well must point STRICTLY to the internal DNS server
on the NIC->IP properties.

I have already set the DNS server address of the client pointing to IP of
Domain controller. I am able to ping from client to DC and vice versa.
When i
type ping contoso.com on client, i am getting the IP of DC.

Good, but this is a minimum. You must also NOT set anything that is an
EXTERNAL DNS.

Same goes for the DC as I mentioned above - DCs are internal DNS clients
too.

You will generally configure the DNS server for FORWARD (server
properties->Forwarding tab) to the Gateway or ISP address you
WOULD have used if you didn't have a domain or other internal
resources defined on an internal DNS server.

Do you mean the forwarder tab when i right click on the DNS server in DNS
MMC?

Yes.

If so, is the configuration correct as shown:
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q11/plee61/DNS.jpg

Looks like you pasted same picture as you used for the Zone instead
of the Forwarder picture. (This another one that really requires the
picture but you don't really need me to look -- just fill in the ISP
DNS server[s] there and optionally select "Do Not user recursion.")


i ran dcdiag on domain controller again, i still get Directory Binding
Error
1722:
The RPC server is unavailable.

Likely the CLIENT DNS Settings ON THE DC are still wrong but I need
that "IPConfig /all >file.txt".

Thanks for your help.

Sure. We like helping people who are trying to learn.

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
(phone on web site)


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