Laptop looses membership

Hi,

I have a laptop that keeps loosing it's domain membership (Windows 2000 AD
Domain). This laptop sees the network seldom and it has happened to other
laptops of ours. There must be some sort of security setting causing this?
As if the laptop doesn't connect to the network in the past 30 days, domain
membership is reset or something?
Where is this setting (even if it's adjustable)... or if it's not
adjustable, does anyone know (or know of a paper) about this?

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

You must mean the secure channel. Have a look:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=216393

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
> Hi,
>
> I have a laptop that keeps loosing it's domain membership (Windows 2000 AD
> Domain). This laptop sees the network seldom and it has happened to other
> laptops of ours. There must be some sort of security setting causing
> this? As if the laptop doesn't connect to the network in the past 30 days,
> domain membership is reset or something?
> Where is this setting (even if it's adjustable)... or if it's not
> adjustable, does anyone know (or know of a paper) about this?
>
> Any help is appreciated, thanks.
>

Are the users logging on locally losing the cached credentials? Sometimes
you see this when a user wants to join their home network.

--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

John wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a laptop that keeps loosing it's domain membership (Windows
> 2000 AD Domain). This laptop sees the network seldom and it has
> happened to other laptops of ours. There must be some sort of
> security setting causing this? As if the laptop doesn't connect to
> the network in the past 30 days, domain membership is reset or
> something? Where is this setting (even if it's adjustable)... or if it's
> not
> adjustable, does anyone know (or know of a paper) about this?
>
> Any help is appreciated, thanks.

Yep, looks like it. Thanks!!!!

"Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> You must mean the secure channel. Have a look:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=216393
>
> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a laptop that keeps loosing it's domain membership (Windows 2000
>> AD Domain). This laptop sees the network seldom and it has happened to
>> other laptops of ours. There must be some sort of security setting
>> causing this? As if the laptop doesn't connect to the network in the past
>> 30 days, domain membership is reset or something?
>> Where is this setting (even if it's adjustable)... or if it's not
>> adjustable, does anyone know (or know of a paper) about this?
>>
>> Any help is appreciated, thanks.
>>
>
>

Quick question (not mentioned in the article)...
When this member computer password changes (every 30 days), does the member
have to be on the network AT THAT precise time in order to sync?? Or can it
re-connect a day after to sync? Or will the change happen before the 30
days if the computer connects a few days before?
Don't quite understand this 30 day password reset. Will it become out of
sync if the member has not connected in 30 days basically? Thus requiring
the Netdom command to reset?

Anyway, thanks again!!

"Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> You must mean the secure channel. Have a look:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=216393
>
> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a laptop that keeps loosing it's domain membership (Windows 2000
>> AD Domain). This laptop sees the network seldom and it has happened to
>> other laptops of ours. There must be some sort of security setting
>> causing this? As if the laptop doesn't connect to the network in the past
>> 30 days, domain membership is reset or something?
>> Where is this setting (even if it's adjustable)... or if it's not
>> adjustable, does anyone know (or know of a paper) about this?
>>
>> Any help is appreciated, thanks.
>>
>
>

Hi John,

In W2k or higher the machine account is treated like a
user account e.g., if the password is not correct it relies
on the previous password. If 60 days pass you are out
of luck. Have a look at the following:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260575/en-us

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
> Quick question (not mentioned in the article)...
> When this member computer password changes (every 30 days), does the
> member have to be on the network AT THAT precise time in order to sync??
> Or can it re-connect a day after to sync? Or will the change happen
> before the 30 days if the computer connects a few days before?
> Don't quite understand this 30 day password reset. Will it become out of
> sync if the member has not connected in 30 days basically? Thus requiring
> the Netdom command to reset?