Active Directory Problems

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Multitude of problems joining the Enterprise edition to our AD network.
Problem seems to resolve around DNS. Installed Vista every possible way
(upgrade, clean, etc.) and always come to the same problem--cannot
communicate with the DNS server. The last attempt was an upgrade and was
joined to our domain for about two minutes then dropped out due to comm error
with DNS. Anybody have the same problems? Anybody have a solution or should
I just shelve Vista until SP1? Reloaded XP now and rejoined the domain in 3
seconds...spent 4 days trying to get Vista to join!
 
I have a few laptops joined as well with no problems. Don't shelve Vista
yet...post some of your basic DNS settings of your domain (whatever you are
comfortable with) and we can help point you in the right direction. Also,
post info on communcation security policies you have in place...may be
related to that as well. Also, do you use DHCP?

Jeff

Richard G. Harper said:
I've joined many a Vista computer to a domain without problems. I would
look at event logs on client and server, then evaluate how you're pushing
those settings out to clients.

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mattbartley said:
Multitude of problems joining the Enterprise edition to our AD network.
Problem seems to resolve around DNS. Installed Vista every possible way
(upgrade, clean, etc.) and always come to the same problem--cannot
communicate with the DNS server. The last attempt was an upgrade and was
joined to our domain for about two minutes then dropped out due to comm
error
with DNS. Anybody have the same problems? Anybody have a solution or
should
I just shelve Vista until SP1? Reloaded XP now and rejoined the domain
in 3
seconds...spent 4 days trying to get Vista to join!
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Try this...it's a shot in the dark but it may solve your issue as I've had
other connecting issues fixed by doing this:

Uncheck the IPv6 for your adapter and set WINS to Enable Netbios over
TCP/IP.

IPV6 is on by default I think on all network adapters....turn it off and let
me know if you still have the same problem. If you do it make be DNS server
related....

Jeff
 
Hello.

I am not sure how your domain is configured but you could try to disable the
Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) on the network connection in Vista.

Best regards,

Halldor Hrafn Jonsson
MCP 2811033
 
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