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When trying to join the domain, instead of typing just the domain name &nbsp;I typed mycompanyname.local. That did the trick. Not sure why, but it worked. THanks for all your help. 
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When trying to join the domain, instead of typing just the domain name  I typed mycompanyname.local. That did the trick. Not sure why, but it worked. THanks for all your help.

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I just got a new Lenovo Laptop and I'm connected to our company's network. I want to become a member of the domain, so I type in the name of the domain and normally, it will prompt me for an admin login/password to join the domain, but it says it cannot find the domain. <br />
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It's strange because I do have an ethernet cable plugged in, and I get an IP address via DHCP, it just won't allow me to join the domain. I've done this for other laptops in our company and countless workstations, so I have no idea what the problem may be. Could it be something in the configuration of the ethernet card? <br />
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Thanks<br />

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I just got a new Lenovo Laptop and I'm connected to our company's network. I want to become a member of the domain, so I type in the name of the domain and normally, it will prompt me for an admin login/password to join the domain, but it says it cannot find the domain. 

It's strange because I do have an ethernet cable plugged in, and I get an IP address via DHCP, it just won't allow me to join the domain. I've done this for other laptops in our company and countless workstations, so I have no idea what the problem may be. Could it be something in the configuration of the ethernet card? 

Thanks


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