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Old February 22nd 07, 03:35 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
Pat
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Default Computer cannot join domain

I'm trying to connect my new Ultimate Vista system to a Server 2003 with SP2
on it but it fails and I get this error. I know the server works since I can
join XP pros and 2000 systems. Here is the error I get. Can someone please
tell me what changed that made things less user friendly in Vista than it was
in XP????

" Your computer could not be joined to the domain because the following
error occured:
An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DV 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."

The client is automatically assigned 3 dns ip from the DHCP. The 3rd one
being the one to resolve the local domain. I have ping from the client and I
get no problems.
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Old February 22nd 07, 03:53 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
Robert L [MVP - Networking]
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Default Computer cannot join domain

Any errors if using nslookup command? Also posting the result of ipconfig on the Vista may help.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"PAT" wrote in message ...
I'm trying to connect my new Ultimate Vista system to a Server 2003 with SP2
on it but it fails and I get this error. I know the server works since I can
join XP pros and 2000 systems. Here is the error I get. Can someone please
tell me what changed that made things less user friendly in Vista than it was
in XP????

" Your computer could not be joined to the domain because the following
error occured:
An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DV 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."

The client is automatically assigned 3 dns ip from the DHCP. The 3rd one
being the one to resolve the local domain. I have ping from the client and I
get no problems.
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Old February 22nd 07, 10:16 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
Pat
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Default Computer cannot join domain

I found the problem. Since my domain is not a live internet domain, I had to
change my primary DNS server on the DHCP to be the server I was trying to log
in first place after the backup DNS servers.

Thanks, I was able to try this after reading a few fixes for similar problems.

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

Any errors if using nslookup command? Also posting the result of ipconfig on the Vista may help.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"PAT" wrote in message ...
I'm trying to connect my new Ultimate Vista system to a Server 2003 with SP2
on it but it fails and I get this error. I know the server works since I can
join XP pros and 2000 systems. Here is the error I get. Can someone please
tell me what changed that made things less user friendly in Vista than it was
in XP????

" Your computer could not be joined to the domain because the following
error occured:
An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DV 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."

The client is automatically assigned 3 dns ip from the DHCP. The 3rd one
being the one to resolve the local domain. I have ping from the client and I
get no problems

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Old February 23rd 07, 12:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
Robert L [MVP - Networking]
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Default Computer cannot join domain

Thank you for the update

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"PAT" wrote in message ...
I found the problem. Since my domain is not a live internet domain, I had to
change my primary DNS server on the DHCP to be the server I was trying to log
in first place after the backup DNS servers.

Thanks, I was able to try this after reading a few fixes for similar problems.

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

Any errors if using nslookup command? Also posting the result of ipconfig on the Vista may help.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"PAT" wrote in message ...
I'm trying to connect my new Ultimate Vista system to a Server 2003 with SP2
on it but it fails and I get this error. I know the server works since I can
join XP pros and 2000 systems. Here is the error I get. Can someone please
tell me what changed that made things less user friendly in Vista than it was
in XP????

" Your computer could not be joined to the domain because the following
error occured:
An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DV 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."

The client is automatically assigned 3 dns ip from the DHCP. The 3rd one
being the one to resolve the local domain. I have ping from the client and I
get no problems

 




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