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04 February 2006, 11:06 AM

jase555

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server 2003 noob question

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not a server guy but can somebody help

one file server on domain xxxxxx with ip addy of xxx.xxx.x.xxx

just starting to install a new file server yesterday on server 2003

got it up and running , can see the network , can join a workgroup but when i try to select it on the main company domain, i get an error message

looked at the other file server and have all the same details

what have i forgot

thanks

jase

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04 February 2006, 11:34 AM

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Might be of some use if you detail the error you are getting?

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04 February 2006, 06:47 PM

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Things to check..

The account you are running dcpromo with has domain admin permissions.
You can ping the server.
DNS server IP address is correct.

my home domain is called wallis2000.local, and I only have the one domain controller (192.168.0.111) so...

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>nslookup wallis2000.local
Server: 2003server.wallis2000.local
Address: 192.168.0.111

Name: wallis2000.local
Address: 192.168.0.111

I'd be 90% sure its a DNS problem.

Also make sure you run the same service packs on all DC's

and if they are on different subnets, dont forget to configure them in AD sites and services.

David