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Joining domain
Name: Greg Date: November 19, 2001 at 11:59:34 Pacific
Comment:
i have an NT4 server and win 2000 client PC. i am trying to join a domain on the NT4 server,i keep getting the following error message. The following error occured validating the domain. The specified domain either doesnot exist or could not be connected.
Name: Sterling_Aug Date: November 19, 2001 at 12:50:25 Pacific
Reply:
Are you running AD?
The machine may already be a client in the directory.
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Response Number 2
Name: Greg Date: November 19, 2001 at 13:14:53 Pacific
Reply:
Yes AD is running,but the win 2000 client is a new PC thats never been installed on the NT server. I also tried adding the win 2000's machine name but i still get the error message.
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Response Number 3
Name: Glen Date: November 20, 2001 at 09:36:36 Pacific
Reply:
I'm confused. You said you have AD running so you have a W2k domain. You also say you have an NT4 domain. Is the NT server trying to join the NT domain or the W2k domain. Or, is the w2k client trying to join a domain. Can you clarify?
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Response Number 4
Name: shovel204 Date: November 20, 2001 at 17:00:27 Pacific
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Is the NT4 server the DNS server? I would set a static IP address and a default gateway pointing to the server.Ping the server to make sure it can communicate and then when communications is established join the domain. If the W2K machine is not in the same subnet it wont find the server and hence cannot join.
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Response Number 5
Name: IAN Date: November 22, 2001 at 01:43:10 Pacific
Reply:
open your window and through all PCs Down... all of your problem will solve.. thanks
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