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Logging onto the domain remotely

This may be a fairly silly question, but when I take my laptop off the domain and go home, is this a normal error in the system EventVwr:

This computer was not able to set up a secure session with a domain controller in domain <domain_aaa> due to the following:
There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request.

I'm assuming that's normal?

Thanks.
Dave

max_the_king

Hi,
Yes it is pretty normal, since your laptop cannot find the domain controller which must be in your LAN office.
You can ignore that message.

hope this helps
max

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Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy

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Manjunath Sullad

Completely agree with Jeffrey thoughts,

You can go through below links for more inforamtion on this.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/2fe6bb7f-3b93-4d8b-ab50-ad4b132b3d8e/computer-was-not-able-to-setup-a-secure-session-with-a-domain-controller?forum=w7itpronetworking

http://blogs.technet.com/b/instan/archive/2008/09/18/netlogon-5719-and-the-disappearing-domain.aspx

DaveWWW

ASKER

Until I have time to get back there, would simply restarting the computer solve the problem (I'm thinking the IP address might already be assigned etc.)?

Dave

Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy

Not really -- it definitely won't "solve" the problem -- it might make it go away for a day or two.

"Until I have time to get back there..." Where? I thought this is your laptop? Because all of the things I suggested are to be checked on the Laptop itself -- not the server.

Jeff

DaveWWW

ASKER

Thanks Jeff. It's my laptop... by 'home' I mean a home-based office not on the domain.

Olaf De Ceuster

Does it use a cached domain logon if you have no active networks (No network cable plugged in and all Wireless disabled)
Let me know please?
Olaf

Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy

Yeah, actually, Olaf's suggestion should bypass the problem. As long as all network connections are disabled it should just use the cached credentials.

However, this will only circumvent the problem rather than resolve it -- although it would server as verification that my theory is correct.

Jeff

DaveWWW

ASKER

Good idea Olaf. I'll be at the laptop this week so I'll try that out.

DaveWWW

ASKER

Thank you - I'll be installing the hotfix.