It does sound like a DNS problem from the error. You didn't answer the
question though. When asked for the domain administrator credentials did you
use the format "domain_name\user_name"? I'm pretty sure by default Vista
authenticates with "computer_name\user_name" if you don't specify the domain
name.
--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca
"Ecopoxy" <Ecopoxy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C65B33D1-0DE7-45C0-8DCE-08BA0A959772@microsoft.com...
> That's true, but it does not appear to affect the system if the non AD DNS
> server is there or not. I ahve tried it with a virgin XP Pro install and
> it
> works with and without, but with the Vista install, it won't work either
> way.
>
> Using "My Computer/Properties/Computer Name" there are two methods to join
> a
> domain. Network ID or Change. I have been using Network ID for Vista
> whenI
> have been getting the error. This time I tried Change and now get the
> following error;
>
> An error occurred when DNS was queried for the service location (SRV)
> resource record used to locate an Active Directory Domain Controller for
> domain hq.illawarra.01.
>
> The error was: "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is
> incorrect."
> (error code 0x0000007B ERROR_INVALID_NAME)
>
> The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.hq.illawarra.01
>
> For more information, click Help.
>
> Now this is where it gets more confusing... I checked the
> msdcs.hq.illawarra.01 entries for ldap._tcp.dc._ and they are pointing to
> the
> only DNS Server running on the network at the moment. When you do
> nslookup
> from the vista box for the domain, you get the following result...
>
> C:\Users\SysAd>nslookup hq.illawarra.01
> Server: pm06-p3server.hq.illawarra.01
> Address: 192.168.1.9:53
>
> Name: hq.illawarra.01
> Address: 192.168.1.9
>
> So Vista finds the server and thereofre knows the domain name through
> nslookup, can use the 192.168.1.9 DNS server to resolve names on the
> domain,but then decides that it can't find a DNS server when it wants to
> join
> a domain.
>
> I'm stuffed if I know. The only thing out of the ordinary is that
> nslookup
> on Vista is using Port 53 whereas nslookup on XP does not identify the
> port
> that it is using. That is the only difference I can see.
>
>
>
> "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>
>> 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...
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>