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Keep getting the error message "An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DC in the domain being joined has failed" when trying to add Vista computer to Server 2003 domain (screenshot)
Keep getting the error message "An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DC in the domain being joined has failed" when trying to add Vista computer to Server 2003 domain (see the screenshot).
What can I do to fix this?
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What can I do to fix this?
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The root cause of this issue was that the DHCP server was configured incorrectly.
It was handing out incorrect DNS server addresses.
The primary DNS server address was actually a DNS server on the internet while the secondary DNS server address was the company's internal DNS server.
Once these settings were changes, the local area network was once again able to communicate, and the issue was resolved.
It was handing out incorrect DNS server addresses.
The primary DNS server address was actually a DNS server on the internet while the secondary DNS server address was the company's internal DNS server.
Once these settings were changes, the local area network was once again able to communicate, and the issue was resolved.
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Windows Server 2003
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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).