XP Pro can not join domain

[Guest]

Hello
I have a laptop with new XP pro install, I am not able to join it to the
domain, it gets an IP address and can access internet just fine, I can join
other machines to the domain but not this one. the message says, can not find
domain "Domainname"

Thanks

 

[Chuck]

Hello
I have a laptop with new XP pro install, I am not able to join it to the
domain, it gets an IP address and can access internet just fine, I can join
other machines to the domain but not this one. the message says, can not find
domain "Domainname"

Check the DNS setup.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-xp-on-nt-domain.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-xp-on-nt-domain.html

 

[Guest]

Hello,

I already have checked all IP addresses,and they all match other machines on
the network.

Thanks

 

[Chuck]

Hello,

I already have checked all IP addresses,and they all match other machines on
the network.

Thanks

So let's look at "ipconfig /all" for the problem computer, and for a similar
computer with no problem. Are you using the problem laptop in the same physical
location as the others? Look for a difference somewhere.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

 

[Guest]

Hello Chuck

when I do "ipconfig /all" everything is the same as other computers except
the IP address. the laptop is in the same phisical location as other
computer, as was able to join the domain with other computer at the same time
the laptop failed.
I moved the laptop to other location in the office, it did not help.

thanks

 

[Chuck]

Hello Chuck

when I do "ipconfig /all" everything is the same as other computers except
the IP address. the laptop is in the same phisical location as other
computer, as was able to join the domain with other computer at the same time
the laptop failed.
I moved the laptop to other location in the office, it did not help.

thanks

And if you swap network connections with another computer?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html#Three>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html#Three

All things being equal, any computer should be identical to any other. So how
do we find the difference?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

 

[Guest]

Hello Chuck,

I got it fixed, well, the network if configured for both DHCP and static
IPs, two different scopes. the laptop was set for DHCP, I was not able to
join it to the domain, this afternoon, I changed the IP to static, along with
DNS. then I was able to join it to the domain, I still can not figure out why?
Thanks so much for you help.

 

[Chuck]

Kewl. Thanks for the feedback.

Hello Chuck,

I got it fixed, well, the network if configured for both DHCP and static
IPs, two different scopes. the laptop was set for DHCP, I was not able to
join it to the domain, this afternoon, I changed the IP to static, along with
DNS. then I was able to join it to the domain, I still can not figure out why?
Thanks so much for you help.