Cannot join NT domain

[Craig]

I have just reinstalled Win XP Pro after a format.
Before the format this computer was able to connect to an
NT 4.0 domain, but with the new installation I can't. I
can ping the NT server but will not allow this computer
to join the domain. The message is "DNS name does not
exist". Nearby computers with XP logon fine. What's the
problem?

 

[Krishna Bhat [MSFT]]

Hi,

Please add following lines to LMHOSTS file in the location
Windows\system32\drivers\etc. This may be in C or D drive depending upon
the O.S installed.

This happens when there is DNS or WINS name resoloution problem exist.
Windows XP workstation is not registered at DNS Server or WINS.

FOR A DOMAIN CONTROLLER THAT IS THE PDC (or PDC Emulator in Windows 2000):
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first add the previous entry for Domain Controllers - then you need to add
the
Master Browser entry:

<ip address> "<domain NetBIOS name> \0x1b" #PRE
example:
192.168.1.100 "PEARSONSWINE \0x1b" #PRE
Reminder: make sure there is exactly 20 characters inside the quotes, the
\0x1b
takes up 5, so you have 15 characters to use - which is your limit when
naming a
domain, etc. No NetBIOS name can be longer than 15 characters.

Currently your LMHOSTS file has:

192.168.1.100 PEARSONSWINE01 #PRE #DOMEARSONSWINE
#an
entry for your Domain Controller
192.168.1.100 "PEARSONSWINE \0x1b" #PRE

#an entry for your domain master browser - the PDC of that
domain


So, for every domain controller you need an entry like:
192.168.1.100 PEARSONSWINE01 #PRE #DOMEARSONSWINE

For every PDC - there can be only one per domain - you need an entry like:

192.168.1.100 "PEARSONSWINE \0x1b" #PRE

Hope this helps to resolve the issue

Krishna Bhat

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