Can't connect Vista Ultimate to Domain (inhouse)

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Jeff Bowman [293288]

Yet again.... Hopefully someone reads this and is able to give me some
useful information.

I have a server running Server 2003 and server other machines including XP
and Vista. I'm able to connect all the machines to the inhouse network
except for the Vista Machine.

All the XP machines connect with no problem. Once I try to connect the Vista
Machines, I get the infamous DC error.

What has microsoft changed in Vista that has to be done to connect too 2003
server. Please dont say nothing! Cause there has been something that has
change if every other machine in the universe will connect!

Thanks In Advance...
JB
 
Jeff Bowman said:
Yet again.... Hopefully someone reads this and is able to give me some
useful information.

I have a server running Server 2003 and server other machines including XP
and Vista. I'm able to connect all the machines to the inhouse network
except for the Vista Machine.

All the XP machines connect with no problem. Once I try to connect the
Vista Machines, I get the infamous DC error.

What has microsoft changed in Vista that has to be done to connect too
2003 server. Please dont say nothing! Cause there has been something that
has change if every other machine in the universe will connect!
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They've changed lots of things. But how about listing the specific error
you got and what operation you were doing at the time to help narrow it
down.
 
Thanks for the reply Seth...


I goto the Vista machine and change it from a workgroup to domain. I put in
the domain, and then it promts me for the active directory UserId and
Password. I enter both in and hit enter.

I searches for a few minutes and I get the following error:
The following error occurred attempting to join the domain "mydomain":

An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DC in the domain being joined has
failed. Please verify this client is configured to reach a DNS server that
can resolve DNS names in the target domain.


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I can goto a fleshly imaged XP machine and connect with no problem.. Looks
to me like a Vista issue!
 
Yet again.... Hopefully someone reads this and is able to give me some
useful information.

I have a server running Server 2003 and server other machines including XP
and Vista. I'm able to connect all the machines to the inhouse network
except for the Vista Machine.

All the XP machines connect with no problem. Once I try to connect the Vista
Machines, I get the infamous DC error.

What has microsoft changed in Vista that has to be done to connect too 2003
server. Please dont say nothing! Cause there has been something that has
change if every other machine in the universe will connect!

Thanks In Advance...
JB
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Jeff,

There is a specific setup procedure for Windows XP computers, to allow them to
connect to a domain. Maybe there's a detail in there that you overlooked.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-xp-on-nt-domain.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-xp-on-nt-domain.html

As Seth says, "They've changed lots of things". Maybe diagnosing the
differences would be easier, if we start with "browstat status" and "ipconfig
/all" from the problem computer and from one working XP computer. Read this
article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (download
browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
 
Jeff Bowman said:
I goto the Vista machine and change it from a workgroup to domain. I put
in the domain, and then it promts me for the active directory UserId and
Password. I enter both in and hit enter.

I searches for a few minutes and I get the following error:
The following error occurred attempting to join the domain "mydomain":

An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DC in the domain being joined has
failed. Please verify this client is configured to reach a DNS server that
can resolve DNS names in the target domain.
Click to expand...


/might/ be a Vista issue. Might be a different issue that XP and other
legacy OSs worked around.

From a command prompt, issue the command "nslookup mydomain" and see what
you get. If it doesn't resolve the IP of an active domain controller then
it is indeed a DNS issue as the error message suggests.
 
this is what I get

server: dns-cac-lb-01.ohiordc.rr.com
address: 65.24.7.3:53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: mydomain
address: 24.93.214.123 (this is my machines address)
 
If the lookup is returning the address of the client and not the address of
a domain controller, then you do indeed have an issue with DNS.

In other words, if your clients' address is 192.168.1.100 and the domain
controller is 192.168.1.10 and you issue an nslookup for the domain "e.g.
mydomain" you should expect it to return 192.168.1.10 and NOT 192.168.1.100

If it returns the latter than the domain is not properly registered in DNS.

Joe
 
I understand that.. Thanks

But, why can XP connect the way it is and not vista?
 
Jeff Bowman said:
I understand that.. Thanks

But, why can XP connect the way it is and not vista?
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Because XP will also find using WINS and broadcast. Vista is "less" of an
"H" node than previous versions.

You could try spoofing it with a HOSTS file, but the preferred way of fixing
the issue is by resolving your DNS issues properly.

Your primary DNS server that the clients use should be a server or appliance
inside your private network, not a public DNS server. That DNS server would
have records for all internal/private addresses and for external addresses
(i.e. www.google.com) the local DNS server would do a forward query. Here's
an example of what I am talking about...

"Mydomain.local"
192.168.1.1 - gateway/router to internet
192.168.1.10 - local file/print server that is also AD domain controller
with DNS and DHCP
192.168.1.100-199 - PCs in the network.

IPCONFIG /ALL from one of the local PCs...

I:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : pc-1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : mydomain.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mydomain.local

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mydomain.local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI
Gigab
it Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-D4-9B-56-D3
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::1536:385c:d6a4:2b71%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.104(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, April 30, 2007 9:10:33 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, May 14, 2007 9:10:34 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201331668
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10
192.168.1.11
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
 
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