Authorizing RIS Server...problems lately

[Cary Shultz]

Howdy! Howdy!

As the subject line states, authorizing RIS Servers has
lately been a problem for me. The RIS Server is a Member
WIN2000 Server that is also the File Server - the DC is
currently the DHCP Server. I am using the Adminstrator
Account ( 100% a member of the Enterprise Admins group )
on both servers. We are talking one Domain/Tree/Forest
and one subnet. IP Addresses are in the same subnet with
the same Subnet Mask. There are no DNS issues ( tried
several utilities - I guess that I will use DNSLint and
Sonar tomorrow - if those apply ). DCDiag and Netdiag
show NO errors. BINL service is started and running on
the Member Server. There are no event id errors to speak
of.

I give up and remove the DHCP Server from the DC and make
the Member Server the DHCP Server and I have no problems
authrozing it. As far as I am concerned that is fine.
However.....

Anything that I am missing. I have not had problems with
this before...Just lately seems I can not do it.

When it faile I am trying to authorize from the DC - which
is running the DHCP Server at the time I am trying - and
getting the "can not connect" red X...

Any tips would be appreciated...

Thanks all!

Cary

 

[guy]

to configure ris you need to have DC, DHCP, DNS, and to be
member of the global admin group.

you wrote about 3 of those what about your DNS server.

guy