Windows XP SP2 workstations fail to log in one by one

Hello,

The other day a workstation couldn't log into the domain. I had to log on
locally - remove it from the domain - log in to bogus workgroup, reboot and
log into the domain again. Not sure why but now a second PC is having the
same issue. Any guess on what it might be?

The exact error message is -
Windows cannot connect to the domain either because the domain controller is
down or otherwise unavailable.





"Boe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> The other day a workstation couldn't log into the domain. I had to log on
> locally - remove it from the domain - log in to bogus workgroup, reboot
> and log into the domain again. Not sure why but now a second PC is having
> the same issue. Any guess on what it might be?
>

I would check the DNS settings first. Or use nslookup to troubleshoot. These search results may help,

logon domain issues "Windows cannot connect to the domain, either because the controller is down or because your computer account was not found”. Can't logon NT domain - "The ...
www.chicagotech.net/logondomain.htm


logon issues Can't logon NT domain - "Windows cannot connect to the domain" ... Either upgrade the domain controller or set the RequireSignOrSeal registry entry on this ...
www.chicagotech.net/logon.htm



Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Boe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
Hello,

The other day a workstation couldn't log into the domain. I had to log on
locally - remove it from the domain - log in to bogus workgroup, reboot and
log into the domain again. Not sure why but now a second PC is having the
same issue. Any guess on what it might be?