Windows 7 won't join my Server 2003 Domain while Windows XP works fine
Windows 7 won't join my Server 2003 Domain while Windows XP works fine. I believe this because XP is still using netbios and 7 must only use DNS. I performed some tests and it seems that my one and only server is properly providing DNS as a domain controller. The name of the domain is DABOSS (inherited from a converted NT domain), the name of the DC where Server 2003 resides is KOBLEZ and the network suffix would be, let's just say "Server2003DC.com". My W7 workstation points to the fixed address of KOBLEZ for the preferred DNS server. When I attempt to change from a workgroup to a domain using the name "DABOSS" alone: I get "error code 0x0000232B RCODE_NAME_ERROR". When I use the full suffix "daboss.server2003dc.com" it takes me to a login screen prompting for a user name and password. When I entered my user name (I'm an administrator) and my password. I get the following error message: The following error occourred attempting to join the domain "daboss.server2003dc.com". The network location cannot be reached. In addition to all this, windows firewall blocks access of both XP and W7 workstations and must be disabled. How do I properly configure the firewall to allow acces by the local area network? Here is what ipconfig displays for both workstation and server: W7 Workstation Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : KensDT Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-4B-15-47-6F DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4868:2d51:7c0e:7630%10(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.155(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.99 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234882123 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-15-05-81-F9-00-04-4B-15-47-6F DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.10 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Server 2003 Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : kobelz Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : daboss.server2003dc.com Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : daboss.server2003dc.com server2003dc.com Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-21-2D-51-48 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.10 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.99 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.10 8.8.8.8
May 19th, 2012 2:10am

You might find your answer here. http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/10546-connecting-windows-7-windows-server-2003-domain.html Thanks RaviRavi ------ Sanity is a socially acceptable level of Insanity.
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May 19th, 2012 3:35am

I've seeen that one and it hasn't helped, but thank you very much for trying to help.
May 20th, 2012 11:46am

The behavior was changed since Windows Vista. DNS Client Name Resolution behavior in Windows Vista vs. Windows XP http://blogs.technet.com/b/networking/archive/2009/04/16/dns-client-name-resolution-behavior-in-windows-vista-vs-windows-xp.aspx Since you disable DHCP, you need to manually assign DNS servers. Also because of this, you need to manually define the DNS suffix search list. Please note: W7 Workstation Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : KensDT Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Server 2003 Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : kobelz Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : daboss.server2003dc.com server2003dc.com You need to define the DNS suffix search list in Windows 7. How to configure a domain suffix search list on the Domain Name System clients http://support.microsoft.com/kb/275553Please 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.
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May 21st, 2012 3:29am

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