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Cannot Find Domain Controller

After adding a new Domain Controller to our network, I tried to add a new machine to the domain. I get this error message as seen in the attachment.

Any help is appreciated.
NewDC.bmp

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CrashDummy_MS

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Darius Ghassem

As CrashDummy says make sure the client is only pointing to the DC for DNS resolution in it's TCP\IP properties which should only have internal DNS servers listed. Second make sure your server points to itself for DNS and the server shouldn't have any external DNS servers listed in it's TCP\IP properties.

pzozulka

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The new Domain Controller just installed is pointing at itself for DNS.

The new member server I am trying to add to the domain is pointing to that new DC for DNS as its Primary DNS.

WIll try all recommendations right now.

Darius Ghassem

Make sure you don't have any external DNS servers listed in the TCP\IP properties.

Try pinging the domain.

pzozulka

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No external DNS servers listed. Using CrashDummy_MS suggestion, I used BCR instead of BCR.local and it worked. Before I installed the new DC, it worked with BCR.local just fine, now it doesn't. Any reasons?

CrashDummy_MS

To be honest, I should know a reason, but I don't. It's always been one of those things that usually works the way it should, and when it didn't work, the workaround was so easy I didn't bother to research it any further.

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