From: Ray on
ok, thanks all, need to wait for non-business hour to try!!

"kj [SBS MVP]" <KevinJ.SBS(a)SPAMFREE.gmail.com> ���g��l��s�D:u2NlYpblKHA.5656(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Ray wrote:
>> Thanks all!!
>> I tried both "company" or "company.local" to join the domain, but not
>> sucess, append primary DNS suffix is checked. when I type "nslookup
>> 192.168.1.251" it returns "server: srv1.company.local",
>> "address:192.168.1.251"
>> ipconfig /all result as followings.
>> Thank you for all of u!!
>>
>> Windows 7 Pro (ipconfig /all)
>> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . .: dx7510
>> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . . . .:
>> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . .: Mixed
>> IP Routing Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . : �_
>> WINS Proxy Enabled . . . . . . . . . : NO
>>
>> Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: Realtek PCIe GBE Family
>> Controller
>> Physical Address . . . . . . . . . . . . .: 00-25-B3-18-AD-B5
>> DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No
>> IPv4 Address . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.25
>> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . .: 255.255.255.0
>> Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . .: 192.168.1.9
>> DNS Server . . . . . . . . . . . .: 192.168.1.251
>> (internet isp) 202.175.3.3
>> NetBIOS over Tcpip . . . . . . . .: Enable
>>
>
> As recommended, remove the isp dns (202.175.3.3) and retry.
>
>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Windows Server 2003 (ipconfig /all)
>>
>> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : srv1
>> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
>> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : company.local
>>
>> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : company.local
>> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : HP NC7761 Gigabit Server Adapter
>> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-85-D4-99-7B
>> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.251
>> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9
>> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.251
>>
>> "Ace Fekay [MVP-DS, MCT]" <aceman(a)mvps.RemoveThisPart.org> �b�l��
>> news:OQpGS6ZlKHA.5060(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl �����g...
>>> "Ray" <ray(a)ray.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eiyBeMZlKHA.2592(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> Windows 7 Pro can't join to Windows Server 2003 domain server, error
>>>> message as follow:
>>>>
>>>> "Your computer could not be joined to the domain because the
>>>> following error occured:
>>>> An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DC in the domain being
>>>> joined has failed. Please verify this client is configured to reach
>>>> a DNS server that
>>>> can resolve DNS names in the target domain."
>>>>
>>>> Windows 7 can ping the Windows 2003 server, all machines ip & dns
>>>> settings are from dhcp server,
>>>> but Windows XP machine is all fine to join the Windows 2003 domain
>>>> server.
>>>>
>>>> I google the problem, found that some ppl has the same problem with
>>>> vista, Anyone has similar experience?
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This is typically caused by a DNS misconfiguration. If you can post
>>> an unedited ipconfig /all from the workstation, and from the DC, we
>>> can evaluate the configuration to help diagnose this for you.
>>>
>>> What I can say, is basically the fix for this, just as the part in
>>> the error message said, "...Please verify this client is configured
>>> to reach a DNS server that
>>>> can resolve DNS names in the target domain."
>>>
>>> To eliminate any problems with AD, always make sure the ONLY DNS
>>> server in the machine's IP configuration is your domain controllers
>>> that are running DNS. If you use an ISP's DNS, or the router as a
>>> DNS address, expect numerous AD problems, including what you are
>>> seeing. To get efficient internet resolution, I recommend configuring a
>>> fowarder. Also, if the domain controllers are multihomed, which is
>>> defined as a
>>> domain controller with more than one NIC, IP address or RRAS
>>> installed, will also cause problems.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ace
>>>
>>> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
>>> confers no rights.
>>>
>>> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit
>>> among responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your
>>> resolution.
>>>
>>> Ace Fekay, MVP, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007,
>>> MCSE & MCSA 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
>>> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>>> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>>>
>>> If you feel this is an urgent issue and require immediate assistance,
>>> please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check
>>> http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
>
> --
> /kj
>


From: kj [SBS MVP] on
Ray wrote:
> ok, thanks all, need to wait for non-business hour to try!!

This is a workstation IP config change. If your server is already resolving
public internet names then you have at least a working config but perhaps
not ideal (root hints vs. an ISP forwarder).

Changing the windows 7 workstation shouldn't make any difference to anyone
but the workstation user.

>
> "kj [SBS MVP]" <KevinJ.SBS(a)SPAMFREE.gmail.com>
> ���g��l��s�D:u2NlYpblKHA.5656(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Ray wrote:
>>> Thanks all!!
>>> I tried both "company" or "company.local" to join the domain, but
>>> not sucess, append primary DNS suffix is checked. when I type
>>> "nslookup 192.168.1.251" it returns "server: srv1.company.local",
>>> "address:192.168.1.251"
>>> ipconfig /all result as followings.
>>> Thank you for all of u!!
>>>
>>> Windows 7 Pro (ipconfig /all)
>>> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . .: dx7510
>>> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . . . .:
>>> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . .: Mixed
>>> IP Routing Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . : �_
>>> WINS Proxy Enabled . . . . . . . . . : NO
>>>
>>> Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: Realtek PCIe GBE Family
>>> Controller
>>> Physical Address . . . . . . . . . . . . .: 00-25-B3-18-AD-B5
>>> DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No
>>> IPv4 Address . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.25
>>> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . .: 255.255.255.0
>>> Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . .: 192.168.1.9
>>> DNS Server . . . . . . . . . . . .: 192.168.1.251
>>> (internet isp) 202.175.3.3
>>> NetBIOS over Tcpip . . . . . . . .: Enable
>>>
>>
>> As recommended, remove the isp dns (202.175.3.3) and retry.
>>
>>
>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Windows Server 2003 (ipconfig /all)
>>>
>>> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : srv1
>>> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>>> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>>> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
>>> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>>> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : company.local
>>>
>>> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : company.local
>>> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : HP NC7761 Gigabit Server
>>> Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-85-D4-99-7B
>>> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>>> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.251
>>> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>>> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9
>>> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.251
>>>
>>> "Ace Fekay [MVP-DS, MCT]" <aceman(a)mvps.RemoveThisPart.org> �b�l��
>>> news:OQpGS6ZlKHA.5060(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl �����g...
>>>> "Ray" <ray(a)ray.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:eiyBeMZlKHA.2592(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Windows 7 Pro can't join to Windows Server 2003 domain server,
>>>>> error message as follow:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Your computer could not be joined to the domain because the
>>>>> following error occured:
>>>>> An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DC in the domain being
>>>>> joined has failed. Please verify this client is configured to
>>>>> reach a DNS server that
>>>>> can resolve DNS names in the target domain."
>>>>>
>>>>> Windows 7 can ping the Windows 2003 server, all machines ip & dns
>>>>> settings are from dhcp server,
>>>>> but Windows XP machine is all fine to join the Windows 2003 domain
>>>>> server.
>>>>>
>>>>> I google the problem, found that some ppl has the same problem
>>>>> with vista, Anyone has similar experience?
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This is typically caused by a DNS misconfiguration. If you can post
>>>> an unedited ipconfig /all from the workstation, and from the DC, we
>>>> can evaluate the configuration to help diagnose this for you.
>>>>
>>>> What I can say, is basically the fix for this, just as the part in
>>>> the error message said, "...Please verify this client is configured
>>>> to reach a DNS server that
>>>>> can resolve DNS names in the target domain."
>>>>
>>>> To eliminate any problems with AD, always make sure the ONLY DNS
>>>> server in the machine's IP configuration is your domain controllers
>>>> that are running DNS. If you use an ISP's DNS, or the router as a
>>>> DNS address, expect numerous AD problems, including what you are
>>>> seeing. To get efficient internet resolution, I recommend
>>>> configuring a fowarder. Also, if the domain controllers are
>>>> multihomed, which is defined as a
>>>> domain controller with more than one NIC, IP address or RRAS
>>>> installed, will also cause problems.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ace
>>>>
>>>> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees
>>>> and confers no rights.
>>>>
>>>> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration
>>>> benefit among responding engineers, and to help others benefit
>>>> from your resolution.
>>>>
>>>> Ace Fekay, MVP, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007,
>>>> MCSE & MCSA 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
>>>> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>>>> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>>>>
>>>> If you feel this is an urgent issue and require immediate
>>>> assistance, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
>>
>> --
>> /kj

--
/kj


From: Ace Fekay [MVP-DS, MCT] on
"Ray" <ray_vu(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eZPj7hblKHA.2188(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Thanks all!!
> I tried both "company" or "company.local" to join the domain, but not
> sucess, append primary DNS suffix is checked. when I type "nslookup
> 192.168.1.251" it returns "server: srv1.company.local",
> "address:192.168.1.251"
> ipconfig /all result as followings.
> Thank you for all of u!!
>
> Windows 7 Pro (ipconfig /all)
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . .: dx7510
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . . . .:
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . .: Mixed
> IP Routing Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . : �_
> WINS Proxy Enabled . . . . . . . . . : NO
>
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: Realtek PCIe GBE Family
> Controller
> Physical Address . . . . . . . . . . . . .: 00-25-B3-18-AD-B5
> DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IPv4 Address . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.25
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . .: 255.255.255.0
> Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . .: 192.168.1.9
> DNS Server . . . . . . . . . . . .: 192.168.1.251
> (internet isp) 202.175.3.3
> NetBIOS over Tcpip . . . . . . . .: Enable
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Windows Server 2003 (ipconfig /all)
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : srv1
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : company.local
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : company.local
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : HP NC7761 Gigabit Server Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-85-D4-99-7B
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.251
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.251


Follow Meinolf's recommendation to remove that ISP's DNS. That's why you are
having problems. The client machine is asking the ISP, "where is my domain
controller?" Does it know that answer?

Ace


From: Ace Fekay [MVP-DS, MCT] on
"Ray" <ray(a)ray.com> wrote in message
news:ejKQkAclKHA.5568(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> ok, thanks all, need to wait for non-business hour to try!!
>

Why? Making this change will help immediately. There will be no downtime,
matter of fact it will work.

Also, the client is set to a static config. Not using DHCP? It would be
easier toset a centrally controlled config for all machines using Windows
DHCP, wihcih interoperates with Dynamic DNS.

Ace



From: alem_85 on
I have similar problem with windows 7, could not join the domain, I can ping the gateway but not the domain only from the windows 7 machin.

thank you fot looking in to it
alem

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