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cannot add new domain to forest
Name: Steve Date: February 27, 2002 at 09:56:51 Pacific
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Hi I wish to add a new domain to an existing forest across a leased line. The existing mycompany.com domain is in one network range of ip addresses and the newcompany.com domain is in a different range of IP addresses. Will this prevent joining the new domain to the forest? Every time I try i get a message saying "mycompany.com not active directory domain" and the dcpromoui log says:
Enter myDsGetDcName Calling DsGetDcName ComputerName : (null) DomainName : mycompany.com DomainGuid : (null) SiteGuid : (null) Flags : 0x40000000 Error 0x54B (!0 => error) Trying again w/ rediscovery Error 0x54B (!0 => error) Exit myDsGetDcName Exit getForestName mycompany.com Enter Popup::Gripe MessageBox: Active Directory Installation Wizard : The domain "mycompany.com" is not an Active Directory domain, or an Active Directory domain controller for the domain could not be contacted. Exit Popup::Gripe
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