problems logging into

[Guest]

Hi not sure if this is the right area for this but here goes:

I have a Windows 2000 Server running Active directory and a domain
controller. The server is plugged in a router/DSL modem. On the server it is
connecting to the internet and I can log into the router page. I created a
user and set a password.

Now another computer that is plugged into the router is running Windows XP
Pro. I went in and had it join the domain with not error, and rebooted the
pc. Now when I try to log into the domain it hangs at loading personal
settings. Any idea on what it could be? Do I need to add or change something
on the server? Or is this something on the computer trying to connect to the
active directory? If I do not try to log into the domain and select this
computer it works. It just will not let me load up my desktop when I select
to log into the server. Thanks for any advice.

 

[Guest]

I let it sit there long enough it finally loaded.

 

[Tommy Tutone]

Hi not sure if this is the right area for this but here goes:

I have a Windows 2000 Server running Active directory and a domain
controller. The server is plugged in a router/DSL modem. On the server it
is
connecting to the internet and I can log into the router page. I created a
user and set a password.

Now another computer that is plugged into the router is running Windows XP
Pro. I went in and had it join the domain with not error, and rebooted the
pc. Now when I try to log into the domain it hangs at loading personal
settings. Any idea on what it could be? Do I need to add or change
something
on the server? Or is this something on the computer trying to connect to
the
active directory? If I do not try to log into the domain and select this
computer it works. It just will not let me load up my desktop when I
select
to log into the server. Thanks for any advice.

Sounds like a DNS issue. Do you have DNS running and configured properly?

 

[Guest]

What I orginally had setup to get dns info automatically. I now set it to a
static dns server address. That is what has gotten my to loading into domain
but it is slow.

 

[Tommy Tutone]

Is the Windows 2000 server running DNS? Your DNS entry on your XP machine
must point to the Windows 2000 AD machine which ideally should be handling
DNS queries.