Joining Vista to a Domain Servers (HELP)

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Michael Kintner

I have been having major problems after I join vista machines to my domain
network. Network performance is terrible and sometimes connections don't
even take. I have zero device hardware errors with vista but yet
connections to domain servers is terrible. The amazing thing is however I
can surf the internet without a problem. Is there anything I can do other
than scrape the 15 new work stations that we just purchased and go back to
Windows XP PRO?

FYI: I installed XPPRO on one of these machines and they work great. No
problems connecting to any of our four servers.

Thank you in advance for your help!!!
Mike
 
Michael Kintner said:
I have been having major problems after I join vista machines to my domain
network. Network performance is terrible and sometimes connections don't
even take. I have zero device hardware errors with vista but yet
connections to domain servers is terrible. The amazing thing is however I
can surf the internet without a problem. Is there anything I can do other
than scrape the 15 new work stations that we just purchased and go back to
Windows XP PRO?

FYI: I installed XPPRO on one of these machines and they work great. No
problems connecting to any of our four servers.

Thank you in advance for your help!!!
Mike


This is almost always caused by misconfigured DNS settings on the clients.
Are the Vista clients set to use an AD DNS server and no other DNS servers?
Post the results of ipconfig /all from a Vista computer that has the problem
and the XP computer that doesn't.
 
Here is my DNS Server Information

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\mkintner>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : vista-virtual-1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel 21140-Based PCI Fast Ethernet
Adapt
er (Emulated)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-FF-C2-5A-CE
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::19b3:3afa:1eb8:8eb0%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.160(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 05, 2007 11:56:11 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, October 06, 2007 11:56:11
AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201327615
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
192.168.0.8
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
2001:0:4136:e38a:2440:2aba:3f57:ff5f(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::2440:2aba:3f57:ff5f%9(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{F2227801-2673-42EF-B97F-CDF07691A
80D}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::5efe:192.168.0.160%10(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
192.168.0.8
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Users\mkintner>
 
Can you disable IPV6 and give it a try.
Post back with results


Michael Kintner said:
Here is my DNS Server Information

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\mkintner>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : vista-virtual-1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel 21140-Based PCI Fast Ethernet
Adapt
er (Emulated)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-FF-C2-5A-CE
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::19b3:3afa:1eb8:8eb0%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.160(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 05, 2007 11:56:11 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, October 06, 2007 11:56:11
AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201327615
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
192.168.0.8
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
2001:0:4136:e38a:2440:2aba:3f57:ff5f(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::2440:2aba:3f57:ff5f%9(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{F2227801-2673-42EF-B97F-CDF07691A
80D}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::5efe:192.168.0.160%10(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
192.168.0.8
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Users\mkintner>


Kerry Brown said:
This is almost always caused by misconfigured DNS settings on the
clients. Are the Vista clients set to use an AD DNS server and no other
DNS servers? Post the results of ipconfig /all from a Vista computer that
has the problem and the XP computer that doesn't.
 
Was the computer joined to the domain? In the Network and Sharing Center
does it say Domain network or private or Public network? The domain dns
suffix is not showing up. Are both 192.168.0.3 and 192,168.0.8 active
directory DNS servers? Could you post ipconfig /all from an XP computer that
is working properly? Why the odd subnet mask? Do you have more than 254
devices on the network? This shouldn't cause a problem but I have to wonder
why :-)

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


Michael Kintner said:
Here is my DNS Server Information

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\mkintner>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : vista-virtual-1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel 21140-Based PCI Fast Ethernet
Adapt
er (Emulated)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-FF-C2-5A-CE
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::19b3:3afa:1eb8:8eb0%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.160(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 05, 2007 11:56:11 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, October 06, 2007 11:56:11
AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201327615
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
192.168.0.8
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
2001:0:4136:e38a:2440:2aba:3f57:ff5f(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::2440:2aba:3f57:ff5f%9(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{F2227801-2673-42EF-B97F-CDF07691A
80D}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::5efe:192.168.0.160%10(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
192.168.0.8
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Users\mkintner>


Kerry Brown said:
This is almost always caused by misconfigured DNS settings on the
clients. Are the Vista clients set to use an AD DNS server and no other
DNS servers? Post the results of ipconfig /all from a Vista computer that
has the problem and the XP computer that doesn't.
 
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