Network trouble after upgrade to XP from 2K

[houston_para]

Hello,

I just upgraded to XP Pro (SP2) from Win 2k. Everything is great,
except I can't get my machine to see the Primary Domain Controller on
the network and hence I am unable to actually join the network.

I can ping the machine:

C:\WINNT\system32>ping 10.10.10.3

Pinging 10.10.10.3 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 10.10.10.3: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 10.10.10.3: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 10.10.10.3: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 10.10.10.3: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 10.10.10.3:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

but can't see using net view \\machinename:

C:\WINNT\system32>net view \\pdc
System error 53 has occurred.

The network path was not found.

I have an internet connection. I am posting using the machine in
question. I can see every other machine on the netwotk, except the
PDC.

Currently the machine belongs to a workgroup. I tried to change that
to a domain, but can't see the PDC.

Tried using the Network ID Wizard in System Properties | Computer Name
Tab. Get a message saying the specified domain does not exist or could
not be located.

Anyone have any thoughts?

Thanks Matt
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[Richard G. Harper]

Make sure that the WinXP computer is looking only at the domain DNS server
for name resolution and nowhere else.

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