Re: PROBLEMS JOINING A NEW DOMAIN

From: Robert L [MS-MVP] (noreply_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/15/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 10:12:01 -0600

quoted from http://www.ChicagoTech.net

"A domain controller for your domain could not be contacted. You have been
logged on using cached account information. Changes made to your profile
since you last logged on may not be available"

Resolutions: 1. Check the DNS settings and make sure the client points to
correct DNS.
2. Make the computer have correct TCP/IP settings and can ping the domain
controller. 

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"david" <dholliday@lsswpa.org> wrote in message 
news:a73b01c40aa0$15012c20$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> We need help.
>
> We currently have a small (10 computers) peer-to-peer
> network. We have purchased a new server, installed and
> configured Windows Server 2003. Prior to installing the
> server on the network, our router acted as DHCP, but
> before configuring the server we stopped DHCP services on
> the router then statically assigned IP Addresses to each
> computer. We configured the server with DHCP services. We
> are upgrading all client computers to XP Pro,
> reconfiguring them to obtain IP Address automatically and
> then join them to the new domain but here is where we are
> having problems. The first computer to attempt to join
> the domain keeps getting the following error message:
>
> 'A domain controller for the domain XXXX.local could not
> be contacted.'
>
> Details: The following error occurred when DNS was
> queried for the service location (SRV) resource record
> used to locate a domain controller for domain XXXX.local.
>
> The error was 'DNS name does not exist'
> [error code 0X0000232B RCODE_NAME_ERROR]
>
> The thing we are finding perplexing is that we are able
> to sit at the server and ping all machines on the
> network, but when we are at the computer trying to join
> the domain, we resolve the Servers IP Address. At the
> client computer we are able to ping ALL other machines on
> the network using both IP Addresses and computer names,
> but we can't resolve the server's IP Address or name.
>
> Can anyone please help us to resolve this problem and set
> us in the right direction.
>
> Thanks,
> david
>

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