Hi, I have a developement environment configured with Windows 7 Pro host, Virtualbox with 2008 r2. I'm trying to get my laptop (Windows 7 host) to connect the to domain. Although I can access the shared folders (boths ways) via the computer names ( I'm assuming this confirms DNS to be working correctly???). I can ping via name and IP in both cases. When I go to System properties->select DOMAIN->enter domain name of 'CRM'. I get prompted for username and password (I enter the Administrator details) and the error of :- "The following error occurred when attempting to join the domain 'CRM': The network path was not found".... Some details:- SERVER: CRMDEMOSERVER.CRM.SAASSD.COM DOMAIN:- CRM.SAASSD.COM I have been looking at this issue for some time now and am desperate to find a resolution so any help would be greatly appreciated... pls let me know if you need further details. Thanks, Tim SAAS-SD

Hello, make sure that NetBios over TCP/IP is enabled. For the DC/DNS server make sure that it points to itself as primary DNS server (use its private IP address) and restart the netlogon service. For the client computer, make sure that it is using the DC/DNS server as primary DNS server. Could you please post the output of the ipconfig /all > ip.txt file on the server and the client computer? This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration

Hi, I have a developement environment configured with Windows 7 Pro host, Virtualbox with 2008 r2. I'm trying to get my laptop (Windows 7 host) to connect the to domain. Although I can access the shared folders (boths ways) via the computer names ( I'm assuming this confirms DNS to be working correctly???). I can ping via name and IP in both cases. When I go to System properties->select DOMAIN->enter domain name of 'CRM'. I get prompted for username and password (I enter the Administrator details) and the error of :- "The following error occurred when attempting to join the domain 'CRM': The network path was not found".... Some details:- SERVER: CRMDEMOSERVER.CRM.SAASSD.COM DOMAIN:- CRM.SAASSD.COM I have been looking at this issue for some time now and am desperate to find a resolution so any help would be greatly appreciated... pls let me know if you need further details. Thanks, Tim SAAS-SD I'm just curious... why would you run your client as the host and your domain server as the guest? That sounds like a headache... I would run both a client and server guest OS and use the virtual client to join the domain. Steve Kline Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Active Directory, Network Infrastructure, Application Platform, Windows 7 Microsoft Certified Product Specialist & Network Product Specialist Red Hat Certified System Administrator This posting is "as is" without warranties and confers no rights.

Hi, In addition, I also would like to suggest you perform the following troubleshooting suggestions: 1. Temporarily disable Windows Firewall and third party antivirus program. 2. Install or enable "Client for Microsoft Networks" on the current connection. 3. Start the “Workstation” service. Regards, Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Ok the answer here was multiplee. during the configuration of Windows server 2008 I used a 3 letter domain name. Apparently after a lot of searching around this is a no no as it's reserved for .org; .com .gov etc. Secondly (and i think the main issue) was that the DNS where both pointing to the sky (or my internet providers DNS) and hence the client (my lappy) could not find the AD for the Domain (using NSLOOKUP etc). The place to look is in the logs c:\windows\Debug\NSSetup. Anyway I blogged my pain here http://saas-sd.blogspot.com/2011/04/woes-of-renaming-domain-and-ad.html As for the reasons why... I have a complete Microsoft CRM Development and Demo server right here on my laptop...!!! and it works (remot debbugging the lot!) A little pain getting here but then they were all my own mistakes.. Well worth it now though. Thanks for the help and support guys. TimSAAS-SD