laptop won't logon

Hi,

I have one laptop (XP) that keeps saying it can't find a domain controller.
Net is Server 2003. All other machines logon fine. I can't seem to figure it
out. All settings seem fine. Any help would be appreciated.

--Randy Starkey

That is almost always a DNS problem. Does it have the correct DNS server
address? Does it have the correct DNS domain suffix? Can it ping the DNS
server?

"Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I have one laptop (XP) that keeps saying it can't find a domain
> controller. Net is Server 2003. All other machines logon fine. I can't
> seem to figure it out. All settings seem fine. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
> --Randy Starkey
>

It pings fine. DNS server was set to automatic. Should work. I changed it to
the specific IP of the DNS server though and still no go. On the DNS domain
suffix - I'm not sure on that one. What should that be?

Thanks,

--Randy

"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> That is almost always a DNS problem. Does it have the correct DNS server
> address? Does it have the correct DNS domain suffix? Can it ping the DNS
> server?
>
> "Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have one laptop (XP) that keeps saying it can't find a domain
>> controller. Net is Server 2003. All other machines logon fine. I can't
>> seem to figure it out. All settings seem fine. Any help would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>> --Randy Starkey
>>
>

Hello Randy,

Do you use DHCP or fixed ip configuration? Please post an ipconfig /all from
the DC/DNS and the client with the problem.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.
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> It pings fine. DNS server was set to automatic. Should work. I changed
> it to the specific IP of the DNS server though and still no go. On the
> DNS domain suffix - I'm not sure on that one. What should that be?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Randy
>
> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> That is almost always a DNS problem. Does it have the correct DNS
>> server address? Does it have the correct DNS domain suffix? Can it
>> ping the DNS server?
>>
>> "Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have one laptop (XP) that keeps saying it can't find a domain
>>> controller. Net is Server 2003. All other machines logon fine. I
>>> can't seem to figure it out. All settings seem fine. Any help would
>>> be appreciated.
>>>
>>> --Randy Starkey
>>>

OK. What's an easy way to get the output into an email? Thanks!

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) .com...
> Hello Randy,
>
> Do you use DHCP or fixed ip configuration? Please post an ipconfig /all
> from the DC/DNS and the client with the problem.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>> It pings fine. DNS server was set to automatic. Should work. I changed
>> it to the specific IP of the DNS server though and still no go. On the
>> DNS domain suffix - I'm not sure on that one. What should that be?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --Randy
>>
>> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> That is almost always a DNS problem. Does it have the correct DNS
>>> server address? Does it have the correct DNS domain suffix? Can it
>>> ping the DNS server?
>>>
>>> "Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>> in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have one laptop (XP) that keeps saying it can't find a domain
>>>> controller. Net is Server 2003. All other machines logon fine. I
>>>> can't seem to figure it out. All settings seem fine. Any help would
>>>> be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> --Randy Starkey
>>>>
>
>

The dns suffix is the part of the full DNS name which is added to the
machine name to form the FQDN. If your domain is called mydomain.com, then
that is your domain suffix. If the laptop is not a domain member you may
need to add this suffix to the network connction properties so that it can
find the DC.

"Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> It pings fine. DNS server was set to automatic. Should work. I changed it
> to the specific IP of the DNS server though and still no go. On the DNS
> domain suffix - I'm not sure on that one. What should that be?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Randy
>
> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> That is almost always a DNS problem. Does it have the correct DNS
>> server address? Does it have the correct DNS domain suffix? Can it ping
>> the DNS server?
>>
>> "Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have one laptop (XP) that keeps saying it can't find a domain
>>> controller. Net is Server 2003. All other machines logon fine. I can't
>>> seem to figure it out. All settings seem fine. Any help would be
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> --Randy Starkey
>>>
>>
>
>

Hi Meinholf,

I use DHCP. I just discovered that if I run this laptop wired, it seems to
work fine. It's having these problems wireless. I got it to connect some
today, and then it dropped a couple drives. So it's definitely related to
the wireless. The signal strength is excellent, so it's not that. Something
in this wireless, as I have some other wireless laptops with the same
network settings that work fine.

I guess it could be a driver issue, or a wireless card going bad or
something.

Any thoughts on that? I'll have to figure out some way to diagnose this.

Thanks,

--Randy Starkey

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) .com...
> Hello Randy,
>
> Do you use DHCP or fixed ip configuration? Please post an ipconfig /all
> from the DC/DNS and the client with the problem.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>> It pings fine. DNS server was set to automatic. Should work. I changed
>> it to the specific IP of the DNS server though and still no go. On the
>> DNS domain suffix - I'm not sure on that one. What should that be?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --Randy
>>
>> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> That is almost always a DNS problem. Does it have the correct DNS
>>> server address? Does it have the correct DNS domain suffix? Can it
>>> ping the DNS server?
>>>
>>> "Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>> in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have one laptop (XP) that keeps saying it can't find a domain
>>>> controller. Net is Server 2003. All other machines logon fine. I
>>>> can't seem to figure it out. All settings seem fine. Any help would
>>>> be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> --Randy Starkey
>>>>
>
>

Bill,

It turned out to be a wireless issue. Intermittent something. Wired it works
OK. I added WINS IP's also, but I don't think that had anything to do with
it.

It's something in the wireless setup on this machine. I'll just have to try
to track it down somehow.

--Randy

"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> The dns suffix is the part of the full DNS name which is added to the
> machine name to form the FQDN. If your domain is called mydomain.com,
> then that is your domain suffix. If the laptop is not a domain member you
> may need to add this suffix to the network connction properties so that it
> can find the DC.
>
> "Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> It pings fine. DNS server was set to automatic. Should work. I changed it
>> to the specific IP of the DNS server though and still no go. On the DNS
>> domain suffix - I'm not sure on that one. What should that be?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --Randy
>>
>> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> That is almost always a DNS problem. Does it have the correct DNS
>>> server address? Does it have the correct DNS domain suffix? Can it ping
>>> the DNS server?
>>>
>>> "Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have one laptop (XP) that keeps saying it can't find a domain
>>>> controller. Net is Server 2003. All other machines logon fine. I can't
>>>> seem to figure it out. All settings seem fine. Any help would be
>>>> appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> --Randy Starkey
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

Fine. WINS would only be involved if the server was NT. From W2k onwards
(ie since Active Directory) logon uses DNS, not Netbios names.

"Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Bill,
>
> It turned out to be a wireless issue. Intermittent something. Wired it
> works OK. I added WINS IP's also, but I don't think that had anything to
> do with it.
>
> It's something in the wireless setup on this machine. I'll just have to
> try to track it down somehow.
>
> --Randy
>
> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> The dns suffix is the part of the full DNS name which is added to
>> the machine name to form the FQDN. If your domain is called
>> mydomain.com, then that is your domain suffix. If the laptop is not a
>> domain member you may need to add this suffix to the network connction
>> properties so that it can find the DC.
>>
>> "Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> It pings fine. DNS server was set to automatic. Should work. I changed
>>> it to the specific IP of the DNS server though and still no go. On the
>>> DNS domain suffix - I'm not sure on that one. What should that be?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> --Randy
>>>
>>> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> That is almost always a DNS problem. Does it have the correct DNS
>>>> server address? Does it have the correct DNS domain suffix? Can it ping
>>>> the DNS server?
>>>>
>>>> "Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>>> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have one laptop (XP) that keeps saying it can't find a domain
>>>>> controller. Net is Server 2003. All other machines logon fine. I can't
>>>>> seem to figure it out. All settings seem fine. Any help would be
>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> --Randy Starkey
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

If you using DHCP Server follow the procedure
use ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew

Then it will able to connect to server 2003




"Bill Grant" wrote:

> Fine. WINS would only be involved if the server was NT. From W2k onwards
> (ie since Active Directory) logon uses DNS, not Netbios names.
>
> "Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Bill,
> >
> > It turned out to be a wireless issue. Intermittent something. Wired it
> > works OK. I added WINS IP's also, but I don't think that had anything to
> > do with it.
> >
> > It's something in the wireless setup on this machine. I'll just have to
> > try to track it down somehow.
> >
> > --Randy
> >
> > "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
> > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> The dns suffix is the part of the full DNS name which is added to
> >> the machine name to form the FQDN. If your domain is called
> >> mydomain.com, then that is your domain suffix. If the laptop is not a
> >> domain member you may need to add this suffix to the network connction
> >> properties so that it can find the DC.
> >>
> >> "Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>> It pings fine. DNS server was set to automatic. Should work. I changed
> >>> it to the specific IP of the DNS server though and still no go. On the
> >>> DNS domain suffix - I'm not sure on that one. What should that be?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> --Randy
> >>>
> >>> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
> >>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>> That is almost always a DNS problem. Does it have the correct DNS
> >>>> server address? Does it have the correct DNS domain suffix? Can it ping
> >>>> the DNS server?
> >>>>
> >>>> "Randy Starkey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >>>> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have one laptop (XP) that keeps saying it can't find a domain
> >>>>> controller. Net is Server 2003. All other machines logon fine. I can't
> >>>>> seem to figure it out. All settings seem fine. Any help would be
> >>>>> appreciated.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --Randy Starkey
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>