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RPC SERVER UNAVAILABLE ERROR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO JOIN AN AD FOREST
While attempting to join an SP1 Windows 2003 server (as child domain) to an AD forest, am getting an "RPC server unavailable error" shortly after entering my credentials in response to DCPROMO command.
Am pointed at the forest DNS server. Will highly appreciate any ideas.
Am pointed at the forest DNS server. Will highly appreciate any ideas.
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RPC server is unavailable error is most commonly seen with DNS related issues. please check the DNS part of the domain and also the ip settings for the machine, hope it helps
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The parent DC is not on the same subnet as the local server i am attempting to join in. Need to get answers for the rest of vlitvinov's questions.
As for grenade's comment, i assume i can set up my local server as a DNS server after i successfully join. Right now i am pointed at the parent domain's DNS server and have built a host file on the local server. Seems like i can resolve the parent's host name fine.
As for grenade's comment, i assume i can set up my local server as a DNS server after i successfully join. Right now i am pointed at the parent domain's DNS server and have built a host file on the local server. Seems like i can resolve the parent's host name fine.
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what was the problem ?
would like to know, how you resolved it.
thanks.
would like to know, how you resolved it.
thanks.
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Ports were blocked on local router.
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).
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There must be some log entries in the Event Log regarding this error.
Are the new domain server and the parent domain DCs set up on the same network subnet?
Any firewalls in between?