2003 Server - Can't Connect - Help

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Greetings:
I have a 2000 server that is getting old, so I and wanted to add a 2003
server and eventually phase out the 2000 box. I added the domain controller
no problem and the 2003 connects to the 2000 no problem. However, when I try
to connect to the 2003 from the 2000, I get "The RPC Server is unavailable."
However, if I try to remove the domain role from the 2003, it fails because
"The DSA operation is unable to proceed because of a DNS lookup failure."

Other issues/symptoms:
The time is not synced between the servers (much less the clients).

When I log on from a client, the shares on the 2003 come up as disconnected.
Once I click in, it lists as connected, but if I wait to click in the share
won't be available.

When I try to message it won't go.

I am clueless (thrust into this role), so I'm hoping someone can help me.
 
it culd be the dns issue. quoted from http://www.howtonetworking.com/neterrors.htm
RPC Server is Unavailable
Symptoms: When running Replication, Winlogon, Terminal Server, User authentication, enabling trusted relationships, Connecting to domain controllers and trusted domains, you may receive the above error.

Causes: 1. The RPC service may not be started.
2. You are unable to resolve a DNS or NetBIOS name.
3. An RPC channel cannot be established.

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Greetings:
I have a 2000 server that is getting old, so I and wanted to add a 2003
server and eventually phase out the 2000 box. I added the domain controller
no problem and the 2003 connects to the 2000 no problem. However, when I try
to connect to the 2003 from the 2000, I get "The RPC Server is unavailable."
However, if I try to remove the domain role from the 2003, it fails because
"The DSA operation is unable to proceed because of a DNS lookup failure."

Other issues/symptoms:
The time is not synced between the servers (much less the clients).

When I log on from a client, the shares on the 2003 come up as disconnected.
Once I click in, it lists as connected, but if I wait to click in the share
won't be available.

When I try to message it won't go.

I am clueless (thrust into this role), so I'm hoping someone can help me.
 
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