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Active Directory Migration: Error 0x8007054b. The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.

We are attempting to move multiple test computers from an old domain, to a new domain using the Quest Active Directory Migration Manager. We're getting the below error.

3/2/2011 11:30:15 AM	7976	UTC -5:00, Eastern Standard Time
3/2/2011 11:30:15 AM	7976	MIGRATION-SERVER, Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition, build 3790, Service Pack 2
3/2/2011 11:30:15 AM	7976	================================================================================
3/2/2011 11:30:15 AM	7976	Executing move operation. 
3/2/2011 11:30:15 AM	7976	Starting to move computer: MIGTEST-2. 
3/2/2011 11:30:15 AM	7976	  Moving computer from source domain DOMAIN1 to target domain DOMAIN2. 
3/2/2011 11:30:15 AM	7976	  Move options: restart computer: TRUE, update last domain: TRUE, save source account: TRUE. 
3/2/2011 11:30:15 AM	7976	    Restart options: timeout: 120 seconds, force applications to be closed: TRUE, message: Your computer will be restarted because it has been joined to a new domain.. 
3/2/2011 11:30:15 AM	7976	  Move will add 0 additional accounts to local administrators group. 
3/2/2011 11:30:15 AM	7976	  Using account for access to source computer: DOMAIN2\questmigration. 
3/2/2011 11:30:15 AM	7976	    Resolving DC for domain: DOMAIN1. 
3/2/2011 11:30:17 AM	7976	Error 0x8007054b. The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.  
3/2/2011 11:30:17 AM	7976	Move failed.

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DNS Appears to be working correctly.

WINS Appears to be working correctly:

C:\Documents and Settings\questmigration>nblookup /x 1C DOMAIN2
Recursion is on

Querying WINS Server: xxx.xxx.xx.xx
NetBIOS Name: DOMAIN2
Suffix: 1C

Name returned: DOMAIN2
Record type: Group
IP Address: xxx.xxx.xx.xx

Record type: Group
IP Address: xxx.xxx.xx.xx

Record type: Group
IP Address: xxx.xxx.xx.xx

Record type: Group
IP Address: xxx.xxx.xx.xxx

C:\Documents and Settings\questmigration>nblookup /x 1C DOMAIN1

Recursion is on

Querying WINS Server: xxx.xxx.xx.xx
NetBIOS Name: DOMAIN1
Suffix: 1C

Name returned: DOMAIN1
Record type: Group
IP Address: xxx.xxx.xx.xxx

Record type: Group
IP Address: xxx.xxx.xx.xx

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willettmeister

show us nslookups against that domain. WINS doesn't matter in the AD world.

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