Hello,

Have a tablet that has no Ethernet solution so can't PXE boot with a USB Ethernet Dongle and BIOS only sees a USB thumbdrive so using a Task Sequence Media type Bootable USB thumbdrive solution through a USB 4 port hub with keyboard, mouse, and USB Ethernet Adapter. Got it going but it won't join a domain. Have a snippet of NetSet.log below in HTML.

Would some Apply Network Settings Task Sequence Action Variables cure this issue?

Thanks!

<p>09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpDoDomainJoin 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpDoDomainJoin: using new computer names 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpDoDomainJoin: NetpGetNewMachineName returned 0x0 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpDoDomainJoin: NetpGetNewHostName returned 0x0 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpMachineValidToJoin: '5CTSA51374' 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 OS Version: 6.3 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 Build number: 9600 (9600.winblue_gdr.140305-1710) 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 SKU: Windows 8.1 Enterprise 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 Architecture: 64-bit (AMD64) 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpDomainJoinLicensingCheck: ulLicenseValue=1, Status: 0x0 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpGetLsaPrimaryDomain: status: 0x0 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpMachineValidToJoin: status: 0x0 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpJoinDomain 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 HostName: 5CTSA51374 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetbiosName: 5CTSA51374 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 Domain: ---.com\...prdhqdc4.---.com 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 MachineAccountOU: (NULL) 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 Account: ---\_SCCMPCADD 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 Options: 0x23 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpLoadParameters: loading registry parameters... 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpLoadParameters: DNSNameResolutionRequired not found, defaulting to '1' 0x2 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpLoadParameters: DomainCompatibilityMode not found, defaulting to '0' 0x2 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpLoadParameters: status: 0x2 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpDisableIDNEncoding: no domain dns available - IDN encoding will NOT be disabled 09/09/2015 08:08:13:070 NetpJoinDomainOnDs: NetpDisableIDNEncoding returned: 0x0 09/09/2015 08:08:13:210 NetUseAdd to \\...prdhqdc4.---.com\IPC$ returned 1326 09/09/2015 08:08:13:210 NetpJoinDomainOnDs: status of connecting to dc '\\...prdhqdc4.---.com': 0x52e 09/09/2015 08:08:13:210 NetpJoinDomainOnDs: Function exits with status of: 0x52e 09/09/2015 08:08:13:210 NetpJoinDomainOnDs: NetpResetIDNEncoding on '(null)': 0x0 09/09/2015 08:08:13:210 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0x52e 09/09/2015 08:08:23:226

• Edited by osceolakid 17 hours 23 minutes ago

Have you validated (using F8 command prompt) that you have network connectivity during the task sequence? Use the command prompt to do an ip config while in WinPE.  What is the output?

Jeff

Yes,

But to prove what's up:

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : minint-cb7c57v
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ___.com

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : ___.com
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ASIX AX88772B USB2.0 to Fast Ethernet Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-60-6E-43-36-AD
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8b9:f89a:13dc:5a7b%3(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.240.140.104(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, September 9, 2015 8:19:14 AM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, September 12, 2015 8:19:14 AM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.240.141.254
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.224.116.53
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 50356334
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1D-82-14-5A-00-60-6E-43-36-AD
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.25.160.1
                                       172.25.170.1
   Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 172.25.160.1
   Secondary WINS Server . . . . . . : 172.25.170.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

This is an old article, but it points out DNS may be an issue? http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2012/07/20/windows-7-sysprep-fails-to-join-domain-error-0x52e/

Looking at your DNS configuration 

  DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.25.160.1
                                       172.25.170.1

Are those DNS aware of the domain ?

if you want to join the domain  abc.local these DNS must be able to resolve abc.local to a DC.

You could test this simply by using F8 and doing ping abc.local if it doesn't return a DC you have a issue.