Server 2003 DC hosts the DHCP server and it's scope options provide the setup
of DNS/WINS to all clients, so the dns/wins/gw... were all the same IPConfig
/all did confirm this. Interesting that the "looking for credentials" PC is
not able to see computers on the domain but setting up a network location was
no problem. all names were resolved without hesitation. this say to me that
either dns or Wins is working just fine.
Is there any possibility that Vista uses a different technique than XP to
join DC hence requiring more on Server 2003?
--
--Boyd
"Kerry Brown" wrote:
> "Boyd Tucker" <BoydTucker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7A147425-45FE-4794-9B01-83063908820E@microsoft.com...
> > I've got this pain in the butt notebook that came with Vista Business and
> > when I tried to join an active domain it got hung up while "looking for
> > credentials" i.e. in preparation for the prompt for the server username
> > and
> > passowrd to join a domain.
> >
> > I left that probelm to move on to join other PC's and the next one was
> > another Vista Business notebook and guess what ... not a problem. I went
> > on
> > to join other XPP PCs as well.
> >
> > So the problem isn't the server/network/firewall/etc if evrything but one
> > PC
> > works??? I have compare the problem Vista to another Vista to see if
> > there's
> > some config issue but all seem to be the same.... except the problem PC is
> > a
> > new PC with Vista Business OEM with Office 2007 trial pre-loaded. And
> > Office
> > 2007 stuff was removed. The other "working" Vista PCs were fresh install
> > of
> > Vista Business.
> >
> > Anyone with an idea?
> >
> > Thanks
> > --Boyd
>
>
> Check the DNS settings. Compare ipconfig /all from a computer that worked to
> the one that didn't. When joining a domain the only DNS server in the TCP/IP
> properties should be a Domain Controller on the Domain being joined.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>
>