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Win 2k server logon question

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Fiveohhh

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I'm trying to get a network setup at my parents business right now there is one win 2k server acting as the DC and 2 win98 and one xp machine they were using nt4 on the server, butI said I could get win 2k up for them, since next week we are going to be getting 5 more win xp pro machines on. I installed win2k server(clean install) and reset up the users. Now the win 98 machines logon fine, but I can't get the xp pro machine to do it. When I tried to logon to setup the network connection on the xp machine(just did a clean install) it setup the computers account on the DC, and I thought it logged in on my account, but it doesn't give me the permissions I have, and network travel seems really slow. I'll post more if I can think of something, but otherwise let me know what question you need answered.

Thanks
 
i joined the domain using the the wizard under the computer name tab in system properties. I setup an account in win 2k with admin permissions. Than I log into that account from the win xp machine, and it takes about 1-2 mins to get to the desktop(p4 2.5 512 ram) and than I try to access the shares on the server and i get prompted for a username/pw. I put the username/pw for the account I set up and it says it can't find the DC. I've set up a small domain of my own b4, but they were all clean installs and I used .net server, so I'm not sure what the problem is. Seems that for some reason the XP machine can't find the DC
THanks
 
Slow logons and trouble finding the domain controller is ALWAYS a DNS issue.

Your active directory domain has to have a rock solid DNS before it will work properly.

Domains in Windows 2000 (active directory) are much different than domains in NT4. DNS is essential. If the DNS service is not properly configured on your DC, you will experience problems like the ones you have now.
 
Any Idea what it may be? It finds it sometimes, when I use the wizard to setup the connection. it creates the computer in the ad, but Its just really doggy. and once it finally logs on(which it doens't give me the permission i should have so I doubt it does log me on), its just as bad. And when i search the AD for a user i know is in it, it always tells me nothing found. any reason the win 98 machines log on fine, and the xp one's (i tried another for testing) don't..
Thanks for the help so far you guys are awesome
 
I haven't done anything with the DNS since I installed win2k. I remember when I setup my .net dc I did something with a reverse lookup zone, but not sure what it was. Any ideas would be great otherwise I have a book at work I'll go over tomorrow and see what I forgot.
Thanks
 
Make sure you have the _msdcs, _sites, _tcp, and _udp containers under your domain name and make sure they contain the proper SRV records.
 
Originally posted by: TheUnhappyCamper
Make sure you have the _msdcs, _sites, _tcp, and _udp containers under your domain name and make sure they contain the proper SRV records.
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Those containers aren't in there. I don't remember having to set them up on my server. the domains in there, but it doesn't have anything under it. Thans in advance for any info you may be able to help me with
Andy
 
Yes, configure the DC to point to itself for DNS. Set a forwarder in your DNS server properties to resolve internet names (forward to your ISP's DNS).

You will have to erase the "." forward lookup zone that is undoubtably there as well, before it allows you to configure a forwarder.

 
Thanks for the Help I set the server to use itself as the DNS and deleted the zone and when I remade it it had the containers in it and works now. Thanks again for all your help.
 
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