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Problem connectin DC and workgroup
Name: sector Date: December 26, 2008 at 08:37:26 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 1012 Product: Intel / D946
Comment:
Unable to connect workgroup running win enterprise 03 to the domain controller of the same environment ..giving error as The domain xyz.as could not be found because : the specified domain enter does not exist or could not be contacted
Being a server you would use dcpromo to join it to the domain as a member server or DC.
Your error is usually the result of dns settings pointing to isp not your dc running dns.
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Response Number 2
Name: sector Date: January 1, 2009 at 01:42:25 Pacific
Reply:
I have installed DC using Add roles .and changed the TCP/IP settings added the loopback address in the DNS server address and left the alternate address blank secondly have added the ISP address in the forwarders .
but still not able to connect workstation to the DC .. Do i have to set the TCP/IP settings for workstation too i mean which address to add in the DNS server address ..and the DNS and DHCP both are not configured on the workstation .
still getting the same error A domain controller for the domain could not be contacted
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Response Number 3
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: January 1, 2009 at 07:00:32 Pacific
Reply:
"and the DNS and DHCP both are not configured on the workstation" So you're hard-coding an ip address into the workstation? Can you ping the DC?
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