Joining Domain Problem

[Greg Zielinski]

To anyone who can help-

I am trying to join a W2K computer to a W2K network. When
I try to join it I get the message:

"The following error occurred validating the name "domain".
This condition may be caused by a DNS lookup problem. For
information about troubleshooting common DNS lookup
problems, please see the following Microsoft Web site:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=5171

The specified domain either does not exist or could not be
contacted."

This box has a static IP address, and I have entered the
domain controller IP address in the DNS table.

I do not know why I can't join this domain. Anyone got
any ideas???

Thanks

Greg Z

 

[Rahul Indurkar [MS]]

As the message suggests, this is a problem trying to find a DC in the
specified domain. The forward link specified in the event has good
troubleshooting info -- I would recommend you walk through it to see if that
solves your problem.

Specifically, the info you are looking for is --
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/dns/tshoot/dns_tshoot2A.asp

-Rahul.

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

In

As the message suggests, this is a problem trying to find a DC in the
specified domain. The forward link specified in the event has good
troubleshooting info -- I would recommend you walk through it to see
if that solves your problem.

Specifically, the info you are looking for is --
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/dns/tshoot/dns_tshoot2A.asp

-Rahul.

Hi Rahul,

That's a new link. Thanks for posting it. It may come in handy with some
posts here.



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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht]

In

As the message suggests, this is a problem trying to find a DC in the
specified domain. The forward link specified in the event has good
troubleshooting info -- I would recommend you walk through it to see
if that solves your problem.

Specifically, the info you are looking for is --
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/dns/tshoot/dns_tshoot2A.asp

-Rahul.
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That is an excellent link and it is certainly going to save me a lot of
typing (actually hunting and pecking) in the future.