A domain controller could not be found for the specified domain

[Guest]

I am trying to logon to my laptop and I have Novell Client
4.8 as I connect to my Novell File Server and also logon
to the domain. But, when I logon I get the error message

"A domain controller could not be found for the specified
domain"

The domain controller is working fine, and am not sure as
I am the admin for the PDC. What could be wrong?

 

[Ron]

check the IP and DNS settings on your laptop. Either
you're not in the same subnet as the PDC or else DNS
can't resolve the name.

 

[Gerry Voras]

This may be a stupid question, but do you have Client for Microsoft Networks
also installed and configured properly? I've never known a Novell client to
look for a PDC.

 

[Duncan]

Under the advanced settings in the Netware client, is it pointing to the
correct domain? Or, if you are logging into the laptop offline, make sure
that the client is pointing to the laptop machine name in the field where
the domain is normally specified.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

I am trying to logon to my laptop and I have Novell Client
4.8 as I connect to my Novell File Server and also logon
to the domain. But, when I logon I get the error message

"A domain controller could not be found for the specified
domain"

The domain controller is working fine, and am not sure as
I am the admin for the PDC. What could be wrong?

Hi

Some general troubleshooting articles:

Frequently Asked Questions About Windows 2000 DNS and
Windows Server 2003 DNS
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;291382

Troubleshooting Common Active Directory Issues in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;260371

How Domain Controllers Are Located in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;247811


Also check your event vier for any clues.

If you find any interesting event logs that might be relevant, look
it up using the event id here:

http://www.eventid.net/

(be sure to click on "Comments and links for event id xxxxxx from
source LsaSrv " if you get a hit.)