Which specific settings are you referring to? The Vista machine is correctly
(I think) looking to the AD server for WINS resolution - and now that I'm
double-checking, the Vista machine IS listed in WINS. ?????
"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
> We need to figure out why the WINS doesn't have the record for the Vista. Do you have correct WINS settings?
>
> 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
> "Bruce D" <BruceD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:35C251F4-CFE4-4E74-9339-F3F94E912806@microsoft.com...
> Sorry Robert, I forgot to mention that WINS *is* enabled - although the Vista
> machine is not listed in the WINS database.
>
> Is there anything I can do to join this machine to the "single-label"
> domain, short of re-creating the domain? (which would really, REALLY suck.)
>
> -Bruce D
>
>
> "Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
>
> > It is not recommended to use Single-label DNS name as domain name. In this case, you may enable WINS so that the Vista may be able to join the domain.
> >
> > 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
> > "Bruce D" <BruceD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B795C423-272F-4C69-8148-468DE88AF801@microsoft.com...
> > Hello! I am trying to connect a brand new Windows Vista Business machine to a
> > Windows 2000 domain whose name is - I kid you not - local. It's not
> > local.local, and it's not <companyname>.local, it's just local, so the server
> > name is server.local. There's only the one server on the network.
> >
> > When I try to join the machine to the domain, I get the following error:
> >
> > "An Active Directory Domain Controller for the domain local could not be
> > contacted"
> >
> > Details of the message are as follows:
> >
> > "The domain name local might be a NetBIOS domain name. If this is the case,
> > verify that the domain name is properly registered with WINS.
> >
> > If you are certain that the name is not a NetBIOS domain name, then the
> > following information can help you troubleshoot your DNS configuration.
> >
> > DNS was successfully queried for the service location (SRV) resource record
> > used to locate an Active Directory Domain Controller for domain local:
> >
> > The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.local
> >
> > The following AD DCs were identified by the query:
> >
> > server.local
> >
> > Common causes of this error include:
> >
> > - Host (A) records that map the name of the AD DCs to its IP addresses are
> > missing or contain incorrect addresses.
> >
> > - Active Directory Domain Controllers registered in DNS are not connected to
> > the network or are not running.
> >
> > For information about correcting this problem, click Help."
> >
> > Nslookup works just fine; all lookups (both locally and on the Internet) are
> > accurate.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > -Bruce D