Re: Joining domain problem.



Try to repair the LAn connection in properties of the LAN connection. It will
clear the cache.
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Haroon Malik

Systems Engineer


"Hank Arnold" wrote:

> Check the TCP/IP settings on the NIC. Is DHCP enabled? Is it pointing to the
> right DNS server?
>
> What is the result of IPCONFIG /ALL ? Do they match what you expect?
>
> Were the entries in DNS and AD correctly removed?
>
> Can you ping the DC by IP and/or by name?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Hank Arnold
>
> "Chris Ratcliffe" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:11ilulvaqv2c372@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I have a situation where a person has converted a windows xp workstation
> >from a domain to a workgroup. (they were having problems of some sort and
> >thought they'd try this to sort it out... who knows what they were
> >thinking?)
> >
> > When they try to rejoin the domain using either the network id wizard or
> > the change option under computer properties they get a message saying
> > theat the domain controller cannot be contacted or is unavailable.
> >
> > Has anyone seen this problem before? does anyone have any ideas on
> > resolving this problem?
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
>
>
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