Authentication

Since a couple of days we're having a strange problem on a few computers on
our network. We had a malware attack and id did cost us a weekend to resolve
that but afterwards 2 computers are having problems connecting to the
network. the message we get is "A specified authentication package is
unknown." when we're trying to connect to network resources. One of the
computers is a W2K SP4 and the other is a XP SP1. I cannot find anything to
resolve this. If anyone knows a solution please tell me. Greetings, Evert

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Evert <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
> Since a couple of days we're having a strange problem on a few
> computers on our network. We had a malware attack and id did cost us
> a weekend to resolve that but afterwards 2 computers are having
> problems connecting to the network. the message we get is "A
> specified authentication package is unknown." when we're trying to
> connect to network resources. One of the computers is a W2K SP4 and
> the other is a XP SP1. I cannot find anything to resolve this. If
> anyone knows a solution please tell me. Greetings, Evert


Without specific info about your config, such as ipconfig /all, internal
domain name, etc, it will be guesswork.

What is the specific EventID # and source?
Provide an unedited ipconfig /all of the 2000, XP and of your DC, as well as
the actual EventID#s please to better assist.

Jusyt guessing, one way is to disjoin and rejoin the machines. This is
beacuse I believe you lost the trust sync or password betweent the machines
and the domain. Did you restore something, such as AD?

Also makes absolutely sure you are NOT using an ISP's or an external DNS
server in IP properties of any machine on your LAN (from the DC to clients).
That may cause this too. With AD you MUST only use the internal DNS server,
which is more than likely your DC. This is imperative.

Also, from a search, here are some others that had a similar issue and what
they did:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...age+is+unknown


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Regards,
Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, MVP
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
Microsoft Certified Trainer

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