Joining a domain...Help

[Japhy]

Hello,
I have a Windows 2000 Server running DNS, AD, Exchange.
I have an XP Professional Client.

I can't get the XP Pro client to join the domain.

Through the GUI, I get a "network name cannot be found" error.
Using Netdom join, I get same error.

I ran rpingc on the client, with rpings running on the server, and
successfully pinged.
I can ping server by name.
Verified SRV records are created in DNS, and did an nslookup on them
from the client.
Client is pointing to server for DNS.
Server is pointing to itself for DNS, with forwarders to ISP DNS
servers.


Can anyone offer any other troubleshooting advice?
Thanks,
J

 

[Adam Joseph Cook]

Hello,
I have a Windows 2000 Server running DNS, AD, Exchange.
I have an XP Professional Client.

I can't get the XP Pro client to join the domain.

Through the GUI, I get a "network name cannot be found" error.
Using Netdom join, I get same error.

I ran rpingc on the client, with rpings running on the server, and
successfully pinged.
I can ping server by name.
Verified SRV records are created in DNS, and did an nslookup on them
from the client.
Client is pointing to server for DNS.
Server is pointing to itself for DNS, with forwarders to ISP DNS
servers.


Can anyone offer any other troubleshooting advice?
Thanks,
J

Hey Japhy,

I would look at the steps on this website to make sure you have
installed the active directory right. I was having the same problems
with you and I later found out I forgot a step and this site helped me
alot to fix the problem:

http://www.petri.co.il/how_to_install_active_directory_on_w2k.htm


You probably already know this and don't need it anyways (but I'll
post it for all those who may potentially ask). Here is a website for
instructions on how to join an XP machine to a Windows server domain.

http://www.petri.co.il/joining_a_domain_in_windows_xp_pro.htm

Look at all the steps carefully. I had to lok through it once or
twice and double-check myself before I found the problem. When I did
find the problem, I had to kill the AD (depromote) and redo it. The
website listed above are really good at explaining AD stuff.

Hope this helps, if not, reply.


--Adam Joseph Cook, Mechanical Engineer