"Preparing Network Connections" on restored DC

I've fully restored a Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller to a new server
in a lab environment for testing purposes.
The production environment of this DC was -
- Single forest, Native 2003 mode
- Single Tree
- 2 Domains - Root & Child, Native 2003 mode
- 2 DCs in each domain, Windows Server 2003 Standard, No Service pack
applied.
- Every DC is a GC & DNS Server

The restored server was one of the child DCs. Forest FSMO are at the root
DCs.

When booting normally the restored DC hangs at "Preparing Network
Connections". It wouldn't go out of this status for more then 12 hours
now...
I've tried booting the server to ADRM and configured the DNS to point to
itself only. removed other DNS entries (Previously it was pointing to other
DNS servers).
There's a single NIC in this server, connected to the network but on an
isolated network segment.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Amihai

"Amihai Bareket" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've fully restored a Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller to a new
> server in a lab environment for testing purposes.
> The production environment of this DC was -
> - Single forest, Native 2003 mode
> - Single Tree
> - 2 Domains - Root & Child, Native 2003 mode
> - 2 DCs in each domain, Windows Server 2003 Standard, No Service pack
> applied.
> - Every DC is a GC & DNS Server
>
> The restored server was one of the child DCs. Forest FSMO are at the root
> DCs.
>
> When booting normally the restored DC hangs at "Preparing Network
> Connections". It wouldn't go out of this status for more then 12 hours
> now...
> I've tried booting the server to ADRM and configured the DNS to point to
> itself only. removed other DNS entries (Previously it was pointing to
> other DNS servers).
> There's a single NIC in this server, connected to the network but on an
> isolated network segment.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Amihai
>

Do you have a APC UPS fitted running version 6.xx software?

Amihai Bareket wrote:
> I've fully restored a Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller to a new
> server in a lab environment for testing purposes.
> The production environment of this DC was -
> - Single forest, Native 2003 mode
> - Single Tree
> - 2 Domains - Root & Child, Native 2003 mode
> - 2 DCs in each domain, Windows Server 2003 Standard, No Service pack
> applied.
> - Every DC is a GC & DNS Server
>
> The restored server was one of the child DCs. Forest FSMO are at the
> root DCs.
>
> When booting normally the restored DC hangs at "Preparing Network
> Connections". It wouldn't go out of this status for more then 12 hours
> now...
> I've tried booting the server to ADRM and configured the DNS to point
> to itself only. removed other DNS entries (Previously it was pointing
> to other DNS servers).
> There's a single NIC in this server, connected to the network but on
> an isolated network segment.
>
> Any ideas?

Is this child DC the only DC in this lab environment?

What is not clear is you speak of a production environment and a lab
environment, does the lab environment have the other three DCs?


--
Best regards,
Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
Hope This Helps
===================================
When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group"
via your newsreader so that others may learn and
benefit from your issue, to respond directly to
me remove the nospam. from my email address.
===================================
http://www.lonestaramerica.com/
http://support.wftx.us/
https://secure.lsaol.com/
===================================
Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix:
It will strip signature out and more
http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/
===================================
Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders
with OEBackup:
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
===================================