Having a non AD DNS server involved anywhere can always cause problems with
AD. The correct way to run AD is to have all the computers including servers
in the domain point to only AD DNS servers. The AD DNS server should be set
up to forward requests it can't resolve.
I don't know what the problem is in your case. I have joined Vista to
several domains with no problems. The only thing I can think of is a
permissions problem. Are you specifying the domain administrator in the
format "domain_name\user_name"?
--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca
"Ecopoxy" <Ecopoxy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C88280E8-6ED1-4ABB-8D3C-827E3D8353C3@microsoft.com...
> .1 is the broadband modem/router. It does not matter if it is specified
> as a
> dns server or not.
>
> Working XP Client info...(this machine)
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\SysAd>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mandir
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : hq.illawarra.01
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hq.illawarra.01
> illawarra.01
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family
> Fast
> Ethernet NIC
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-4C-CB-64-FC
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.15
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9
> 192.168.1.1
>
> I had exactly the same problem last night trying to join a virtual vista
> box
> to my SBS2003 AD Domain at home.
>
> I also notice there is another post regarding a very similiar problem.
>
> "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>
>> What is 192.168.1.1? Is it a router. It shows up as the gateway in all
>> the
>> results but as a DNS server in only one result.
>>
>> --
>> Kerry Brown
>> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>>
>>
>> "Ecopoxy" <Ecopoxy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0CF45E39-C84F-426C-B3E4-E6AA830D1341@microsoft.com...
>> > Kerry,
>> > The .10 machine was the old DC that died a few weeks ago. Before it
>> > died
>> > we
>> > promoted .9 to a DC and replicated AD etc. The DNS records for .10
>> > were
>> > still in .9's DNS. I cleared all reference to .10 after I saw the
>> > above
>> > result in case it was causing the problem, but alas no it wasn't.
>> >
>> > I will send the XP info when I am back in the office tomorrow.
>> >
>> > In the meantime, I am going to install a virtual copy of Vista on my
>> > laptop
>> > at home and try to connect to the SBS2003 Premium AD Domain I have
>> > running
>> > at
>> > home. Will advise how this goes.
>> >
>> > "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I can't see anything obviously wrong there. I have a question though.
>> >> Why
>> >> the two different results for pm06-p3server? In the first results you
>> >> have
>> >> two DNS servers 192,168.1.10 and 192.168.1.9 In the second results it
>> >> shows
>> >> 192.168.1.9 and 192.168.1.1. Can you post ipconfig /all from a working
>> >> XP
>> >> workstation?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Kerry Brown
>> >> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>> >> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Ecopoxy" <Ecopoxy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:870CBAD5-F0E5-42BE-B363-E412CCE3EED8@microsoft.com...
>> >> > This is the Vista Box...
>> >> >
>> >> > Windows IP Configuration
>> >> >
>> >> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : PM01-P4ManDir
>> >> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>> >> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>> >> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >> >
>> >> > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>> >> >
>> >> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> >> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family
>> >> > PCI
>> >> > Gigabit E
>> >> > thernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
>> >> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-4C-1C-01-35
>> >> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>> >> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> >> > IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.13(Preferred)
>> >> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> >> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, 22 February 2007
>> >> > 10:13:04
>> >> > AM
>> >> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, 22 February 2007
>> >> > 4:21:34
>> >> > PM
>> >> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> >> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9
>> >> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9
>> >> > NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
>> >> >
>> >> > Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
>> >> >
>> >> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> >> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
>> >> > isatap.{120B1D6A-F4BE-445B-BD40-E81D709FA
>> >> > 5A2}
>> >> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
>> >> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>> >> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> >> > Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
>> >> > fe80::5efe:192.168.1.13%9(Preferred)
>> >> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>> >> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9
>> >> > NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>> >> >
>> >> > Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
>> >> >
>> >> > Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>> >> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> >> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling
>> >> > Pseudo-Interface
>> >> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
>> >> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>> >> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > This is the DC...
>> >> >
>> >> > Windows IP Configuration
>> >> >
>> >> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : pm06-p3server
>> >> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : hq.illawarra.01
>> >> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>> >> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >> > DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hq.illawarra.01
>> >> > illawarra.01
>> >> >
>> >> > Ethernet adapter LAN 1:
>> >> >
>> >> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> >> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel 8255x-based PCI Ethernet
>> >> > Adapter (1
>> >> > 0/100)
>> >> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-B0-D0-68-5B-C4
>> >> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>> >> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9
>> >> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> >> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> >> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10
>> >> > 192.168.1.9
>> >> >
>> >> > C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.HQIC01>ipconfig /all
>> >> >
>> >> > Windows IP Configuration
>> >> >
>> >> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : pm06-p3server
>> >> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : hq.illawarra.01
>> >> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>> >> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >> > DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hq.illawarra.01
>> >> > illawarra.01
>> >> >
>> >> > Ethernet adapter LAN 1:
>> >> >
>> >> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> >> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel 8255x-based PCI Ethernet
>> >> > Adapter (1
>> >> > 0/100)
>> >> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-B0-D0-68-5B-C4
>> >> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>> >> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9
>> >> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> >> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> >> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9
>> >> > 192.168.1.1
>> >> >
>> >> > "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Post the results of ipconfig /all from the Vista pc and from a DC
>> >> >> with
>> >> >> DNS
>> >> >> running on it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Kerry Brown
>> >> >> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>> >> >> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Ecopoxy" <Ecopoxy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:A63E5714-B829-48B7-9449-7B8EFC3C7AFE@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > We have a WIN2K3 AD Domain running great with XP Pro clients. We
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > just
>> >> >> > performed a clean install of Vista Business onto a machine to
>> >> >> > evaluate
>> >> >> > before
>> >> >> > deployment.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > When we try to join the Vista machine to the domain we get an
>> >> >> > error
>> >> >> > stating
>> >> >> > that an Active Directory Domain Controller can not be contacted.
>> >> >> > An
>> >> >> > nslookup
>> >> >> > query from the Vista machine for the domain returns the correct
>> >> >> > ip
>> >> >> > address
>> >> >> > for the DC.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > What is interesting to note is that the Vista machine see's the
>> >> >> > other
>> >> >> > domain
>> >> >> > computers, but interprets them as bing in a workgroup with the
>> >> >> > same
>> >> >> > name
>> >> >> > as
>> >> >> > the domain.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > IPv6 has been disabled and Netbios over TCP/IP is enabled. ISA
>> >> >> > server
>> >> >> > has
>> >> >> > been shutdown and Vista firewall disabled.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Any suggestions welcome...
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>