Can't join domain: Network path was not found

[daveh551]

I know I have encountered this before, and resolved it, so it's
probably been asked a thousand times, and I apologize.

I'm trying to re-join my computer to my domain, and despite everything
I've tried, I get the message "The following error occurred when
trying to join the domain 'hq.infotouchsys.com': Network path not
found"

I have a single server running as the primary domain controller (PDC)
for the windows domain HQ (PDC is running W2K Server). The domain name
server (DNS) is running on that computer, and the domain
hq.infotouchs.sys is registered there. The workstation that I'm trying
to join to the domain points to the PDC for its DNS server. The
workstation is running XP Professional (actually, XP Media Center with
the registry tweaked to allow joining a domain.)

The computer I'm trying to register was registered in that domain
before, then I moved, and switched ISP's, and when I brought the
computer back up on the network, it gave me a permissions error
accessing any of the network shares. So I figured that, because of the
new network parameters, the active directory was not recognizing it as
the same computer. I deleted it from the domain (by changing the
"Computer Name" properties of "My Computer" to put it in a workgroup
("HOME") instead of a Domain. That worked fine, and I rejoined the
domain okay the first time, but in doing so, I set the TCP Properties
wrong and had the gateway pointed at the domain controller instead of
the router. (Result was that I couldn't get to the internet, even
though I could see the router and all the files on the PDC). When I
discovered and corrected that error, I once again had permission
problems accessing the network shares. So once again, I changed it to
a workgroup, but now, whatever I do, I get the "network path not
found" error when trying to rejoin the domain.

When I do a "Search for Computers" from My Networks, using either the
unqualified name of the server, or the fully qualified name, it finds
it. So I don't no what else it can be searching for that it's not
finding.

Just for info, here's the output of ipconfig /all:
(The router is 192.168.1.1, and the PDC is 192.168.1.99)

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : HANNA-ASSOC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hq.infotouchsys.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hq.infotouchsys.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
Eth
ernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.152
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.99
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.99
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 09, 2007 5:31:30
AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 10, 2007 5:31:29 AM

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm pulling my hair out over
this one.

Thanks.
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[Myweb]

Hello daveh551,

Your domain name now is hq.infotouchs.sys but your workstation ipconfig points
to hq.infotouchsys.com as connection specific suffix. So i think you have
to change the suffix in your DHCP server options settings to match.

Best regards

Myweb
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[daveh551]

Hello daveh551,

Your domain name now is hq.infotouchs.sys but your workstation ipconfig points
to hq.infotouchsys.com as connection specific suffix. So i think you have
to change the suffix in your DHCP server options settings to match.

Best regards

Myweb
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.

Sorry, that was a typo in my original posting. No, the domain
registered in the DNS is actually "hq.infotouchsys.com", the one I'm
trying to join, and the one I have set as the DNS suffix in the
IPCONFIG.

 

[Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]]

What do you get when you do a nslookup 192.168.1.152
What do you get when you do a nslookup HANNA-ASSOC

Try checking your forward and reverse pointers for this workstation and see
if there are any erroneous listed addresses.


--
Paul Bergson
MVP - Directory Services
MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT

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