Adding Vista Ultimate to Active Directory Domain (Server 2003)

[Guest]

I am attempting to add my new laptop to our domain. I can connect to the
internet no problem, ping the server by IP address and DNS name. I keep
receiving an error that states" The following error has occurred attempting
to join the domain "Our Domain Name": The network path was not found. I have
all neccessary permissions to add computers to the domain and I just added
another XP Pro machine to the AD with no problems. I have worked on this for
4 hours now with no success. I now have to ask the pros.

Thanks,

OSUBRYAN

 

[Chuck]

I am attempting to add my new laptop to our domain. I can connect to the
internet no problem, ping the server by IP address and DNS name. I keep
receiving an error that states" The following error has occurred attempting
to join the domain "Our Domain Name": The network path was not found. I have
all neccessary permissions to add computers to the domain and I just added
another XP Pro machine to the AD with no problems. I have worked on this for
4 hours now with no success. I now have to ask the pros.

Thanks,

OSUBRYAN

Adding a computer running Windows XP / Vista involves adjusting the name
resolution infrastructure. Name resolution on a domain, that's critical to
contacting the domain controller, is different from a peer-peer workgroup.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-xp-on-nt-domain.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-xp-on-nt-domain.html

Look at "ipconfig /all" on the problem laptop, and on the existing computers.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/reading-ipconfig-and-diagnosing.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/reading-ipconfig-and-diagnosing.html

And look at NetBT and personal firewalls.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html