Cannot connect laptop to server

[Guest]

Server running Windows 2000 Server. Three clients running Windows XP Pro.
Server and three clients all connect to a combined router/ADSL modem/wireless
access point. IP address of server is 172.16.1.251, subnet 255.255.0.0,
gateway 172.16.0.1 and DNS 172.16.0.1. DHCP not installed on server. All
three clients obtain IP address and DNS server address automatically. Laptop
which used to have Windows 98 connected successfully but hard drive failed
and subsequently replaced. OS on laptop upgraded to Windows XP now. When you
run network ID wizard on laptop it completes successfully and reboots but
when you try and logon to network you get error "system cannot log you on
because domain x not available". I have also seen the error "access denied
when joining domain". Why can I not connect with laptop? I have tried using
the IP 172.16.1.78, subnet 255.255.0.0 and DNS 172.16.0.1 but no success.

Help!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Server running Windows 2000 Server. Three clients running Windows XP Pro.
Server and three clients all connect to a combined router/ADSL modem/wireless
access point. IP address of server is 172.16.1.251, subnet 255.255.0.0,
gateway 172.16.0.1 and DNS 172.16.0.1. DHCP not installed on server. All
three clients obtain IP address and DNS server address automatically. Laptop
which used to have Windows 98 connected successfully but hard drive failed
and subsequently replaced. OS on laptop upgraded to Windows XP now. When you
run network ID wizard on laptop it completes successfully and reboots but
when you try and logon to network you get error "system cannot log you on
because domain x not available". I have also seen the error "access denied
when joining domain". Why can I not connect with laptop? I have tried using
the IP 172.16.1.78, subnet 255.255.0.0 and DNS 172.16.0.1 but no success.

Help!

I suggest you start with the basic things such as
pinging between the two machines, and checking
***all*** firewall settings. When pinging, run your
tests with IP addresses and also with NetBIOS names.

 

[Guest]

The laptop can ping the server with no problems with the MS Firewall enabled.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

1. Turn off your MS firewall during testing.
2. Turn off your Trend Internet Security or Norton Internet Security
firewall during testing.
3. Turn off any other firewall during testing.
4. Log on to the laptop with a local account/password that is the same as
some domain account/password.
5. Start a Command Prompt on the laptop.
6. Type this command: net use x: \\YourServer\SomeShare. What do you get?
7. Disconnect all mapped drives.
8. Instead of using some wizard, make the laptop join the domain via the
Control Panel. What do you get?