I have tried several things to join my office Domain.The server I am attemting to contact is reached but the process breaks down.NETSETUP LOG:04/23/2009 15:41:15:833 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'sda' is valid as type 3 name04/23/2009 15:41:15:942 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'sda' returned 0x004/23/2009 15:41:15:942 NetpValidateName: name 'sda' is valid for type 304/23/2009 15:41:27:642 -----------------------------------------------------------------04/23/2009 15:41:27:642 NetpDoDomainJoin04/23/2009 15:41:27:642 NetpMachineValidToJoin: 'DAVID-WIN7-PC'04/23/2009 15:41:27:642 OS Version: 6.104/23/2009 15:41:27:642 Build number: 7000 (7000.winmain_win7beta.081212-1400)04/23/2009 15:41:27:642 SKU: Windows 7 Ultimate04/23/2009 15:41:27:642 NetpDomainJoinLicensingCheck: ulLicenseValue=1, Status: 0x004/23/2009 15:41:27:642 NetpGetLsaPrimaryDomain: status: 0x004/23/2009 15:41:27:642 NetpMachineValidToJoin: status: 0x004/23/2009 15:41:27:642 NetpJoinDomain04/23/2009 15:41:27:642 Machine: DAVID-WIN7-PC04/23/2009 15:41:27:642 Domain: sda04/23/2009 15:41:27:642 MachineAccountOU: (NULL)04/23/2009 15:41:27:642 Account: sda\administrator04/23/2009 15:41:27:642 Options: 0x2504/23/2009 15:41:27:642 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'sda' is valid as type 3 name04/23/2009 15:41:27:752 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'sda' returned 0x004/23/2009 15:41:27:752 NetpValidateName: name 'sda' is valid for type 304/23/2009 15:41:27:752 NetpDsGetDcName: trying to find DC in domain 'sda', flags: 0x4000101004/23/2009 15:41:30:170 NetpLoadParameters: loading registry parameters...04/23/2009 15:41:30:170 NetpLoadParameters: DNSNameResolutionRequired not found, defaulting to '1' 0x204/23/2009 15:41:30:170 NetpLoadParameters: status: 0x204/23/2009 15:41:30:185 NetpDsGetDcName: status of verifying DNS A record name resolution for 'Anita2005.sda.domain': 0x232b04/23/2009 15:41:30:185 NetpDsGetDcName: failed to find a DC in the specified domain: 0xa8b, last error is 0x004/23/2009 15:41:30:185 NetpJoinDomainOnDs: NetpDsGetDcName returned: 0xa8b04/23/2009 15:41:30:185 NetpJoinDomainOnDs: Function exits with status of: 0xa8b04/23/2009 15:41:30:185 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0xa8b04/23/2009 15:41:30:201 -----------------------------------------------------------------04/23/2009 15:41:30:201 NetpDoDomainJoin04/23/2009 15:41:30:201 NetpMachineValidToJoin: 'DAVID-WIN7-PC'04/23/2009 15:41:30:201 OS Version: 6.104/23/2009 15:41:30:201 Build number: 7000 (7000.winmain_win7beta.081212-1400)04/23/2009 15:41:30:201 SKU: Windows 7 Ultimate04/23/2009 15:41:30:201 NetpDomainJoinLicensingCheck: ulLicenseValue=1, Status: 0x004/23/2009 15:41:30:201 NetpGetLsaPrimaryDomain: status: 0x004/23/2009 15:41:30:201 NetpMachineValidToJoin: status: 0x004/23/2009 15:41:30:201 NetpJoinDomain04/23/2009 15:41:30:201 Machine: DAVID-WIN7-PC04/23/2009 15:41:30:201 Domain: sda04/23/2009 15:41:30:201 MachineAccountOU: (NULL)04/23/2009 15:41:30:201 Account: sda\administrator04/23/2009 15:41:30:201 Options: 0x2704/23/2009 15:41:30:201 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'sda' is valid as type 3 name04/23/2009 15:41:30:310 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'sda' returned 0x004/23/2009 15:41:30:310 NetpValidateName: name 'sda' is valid for type 304/23/2009 15:41:30:310 NetpDsGetDcName: trying to find DC in domain 'sda', flags: 0x4000101004/23/2009 15:41:32:712 NetpLoadParameters: loading registry parameters...04/23/2009 15:41:32:712 NetpLoadParameters: DNSNameResolutionRequired not found, defaulting to '1' 0x204/23/2009 15:41:32:712 NetpLoadParameters: status: 0x204/23/2009 15:41:32:728 NetpDsGetDcName: status of verifying DNS A record name resolution for 'Anita2005.sda.domain': 0x232b04/23/2009 15:41:32:728 NetpDsGetDcName: failed to find a DC in the specified domain: 0xa8b, last error is 0x004/23/2009 15:41:32:728 NetpJoinDomainOnDs: NetpDsGetDcName returned: 0xa8b04/23/2009 15:41:32:728 NetpJoinDomainOnDs: Function exits with status of: 0xa8b04/23/2009 15:41:32:728 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0xa8bI am the Admin and can map drives but can't join the Domain any hints of where to took next....tried hotfix KB961402 still no luck

Hi,Are you able to join non-WIn7 machine to the DC?Please check your DNS on your DC and make sure that the A record is pointing to the right IP of your DC.Eg:Anita2005 A [your IP address of the server]Jabez Gan [MVP] - http://www.msblog.org Contributing Author for: (Sybex) MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration Study Guide: Exam 70-643

Hi Jabez,I can join other machines to the domain. The host A record is pointing to the server IP. It seems to be an active directory problem?I tried to join using the fully qualified administrator name with the same result.Best401k

Hi,Can you try using the IP address as the domain and see if it works? Also what is the DNS server that your Win7 is pointing to? Please make sure that the DNS is the DNS of your DC.Jabez Gan [MVP] - http://www.msblog.org Contributing Author for: (Sybex) MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration Study Guide: Exam 70-643

Please post the results ofipconfig /allon the Windows 7 computer. The results ofnslookup dc_namewhere "dc_name" is the name of a domain controller would also be helpful.Kerry Brown MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

C:\Users\David>ipconfig /all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : David-WIN7-PC Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Airlink101 SuperG Wirelessr Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-6A-3F-D3-C9 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7503:fdcc:44c:5824%14 IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.193(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, April 27, 2009 9:23 Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:2 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 318774634 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-11-81-6B-C7-00- DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Famiit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.2) Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-4D-81-C5-2B DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection*: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Int Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:3ce5:1c97:erred) Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3ce5:1c97:3f57:fe3e%1 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : :: NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : YesANDC:\Users\David>ping anita2005 Pinging anita2005 [192.168.1.3] with 32 bytes oReply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=1Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=1Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=1Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=1 Ping statistics for 192.168.1.3: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0msC:\Users\David\nslookup anita2005Server: UnKnownAddress: 192.168.1.1***UnKnown Can't Find anita2005: non-existent domainIHTH,Best

Moved DHCP to DC now nslookup works and W7 box joins domain. Thanks for the guidance. Intranet design flaw.Best401kCase Closed