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Window cannot connect to the domain
Name: sal2003 Date: December 22, 2005 at 08:22:05 Pacific OS: server2003 CPU/Ram: 496
Comment:
A user is getting the following error message "Windows cannot connect to the domain because controller is down or otherwise unavailable or because your computer account was not found. "
This happened after he computer froze and she had to restart and she cannot log in. I can ping the computer name and also remote desktop on to the computer, but the computer name is not in Active directory. i have logged into the computer as local admin and tried to unjoin and rejoin the domain, when trying to rejoin the domain message says that it cannot find the domain controller, i am new to server 2003 and active directory. If anyone could help it would be greatfully appreciated, if there is n e thing else u need to know please let me know
Name: heropsycho2177 Date: December 22, 2005 at 08:55:10 Pacific
Reply:
Check to be sure the client's DNS settings are in fact correct.
You may want also to try rebuilding the workstation's TCP/IP protocol stack. I'm assuming it's WinXP Pro...
netsh int ip reset [log_file_name]
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Response Number 2
Name: Dirty_Sanchez Date: December 22, 2005 at 09:03:28 Pacific
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or login to the local account and run the nw di wizard to recreate the account
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Response Number 3
Name: sal2003 Date: December 28, 2005 at 07:19:59 Pacific
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ok just found out that there are two computers on the domain with the same name and i guess this is the problem. Not to sure how to rebuild the tcp/ip protocal stack (sorry i am a newbie)did try and run the wizard but when it cant find the domain controller.
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Response Number 4
Name: heropsycho2177 Date: December 28, 2005 at 07:39:48 Pacific
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The netsh command I listed rebuilds the TCP/IP protocol stack.
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Response Number 5
Name: sal2003 Date: December 28, 2005 at 07:41:30 Pacific
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Sorry my bad i was wonderin what that line was ok i will try that thank you
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Response Number 6
Name: Alien18 Date: January 16, 2006 at 01:52:15 Pacific
Reply:
Hi,
I have a user with a laptop and he logged off on Friday night and now when he's trying to log back on its showing the same message.
For some reason it wont let me log on to the laptop locally either. Unless it was given a different admin password than every other PC, I'm not sure how to correct this.
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