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Can not dcpromo server in external office

Tags: Microsoft, Windows Server, 2003, AD DCPROMO
Hi,

I'm opening a new question because nobody is answering the other and it is a rather urgent problem and maybe it requires more points (which now makes a total of 1000 or 4000 potential points with an A grade !).

Here are the details : http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/Windows_2003_Active_Directory/Q_23210083.html

The part I don't understand is that I can ping the DNS server but that it isn't giving me any address.
I also can't join this server to the domain unless I specify a WINS server for it (the same address as my HQ DNS server). Then I can join it, but it should work with DNS alone I think so it means there is something wrong with DNS, but I can't understand why.

As far as I understand, the DCPROMO process should install DNS on the local server and set it up properly for me by replicating from the PDC, so to do the DCPROMO, I need to use another DNS server than the local one as none is set up at this time.

Major kudos and lots of points for people helping me with this one. Thanks.
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