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Hi,<br />
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You'll want to get familiar with the NETDIAG command.<br />
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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321708" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321708</a><br />
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- gurutc
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Hi,

You'll want to get familiar with the NETDIAG command.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321708 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321708]

- gurutc

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It was able to guide me in the direction I needed to resolve this situation.<br />
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Thank you
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It was able to guide me in the direction I needed to resolve this situation.

Thank you

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I had a win2000 server(A) as a PDC and I added a win2000 server(B) as a BDC, after setting up DNS, and DHCP on the new WIN200 server(B), I promoted the (B) server to become my PDC. &nbsp;Now my exchange server will not start corectly, and I cannot add computer to the domain. &nbsp;Any chance someone can help to identify my problem?
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I had a win2000 server(A) as a PDC and I added a win2000 server(B) as a BDC, after setting up DNS, and DHCP on the new WIN200 server(B), I promoted the (B) server to become my PDC.  Now my exchange server will not start corectly, and I cannot add computer to the domain.  Any chance someone can help to identify my problem?

Unable to add to computers to domain and Email stops workiong after I create a new PDC and remove my old PDC

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