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Domain controller can't be contacted by any computer on network.

We've got an aging Windows 2003 server that is only being used for AD and file serving.

As of a week ago all computers on the network no longer see the server as a DC. They can access the files (but need to manually enter credentials) and the server has no problem accessing the network or internet. I wish

I turned off antivirus and firewall but that didn't help. I've also run through the basic ipconfig and dns commands that I know and there is no change. Restarting the server also does not help.

I would appreciate some help in troubleshooting where the problem lies.

Thanks!

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BasilFawlty001

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I can ping the server by ip and hostaname from other computers on the network.

I can view users and computers on the server as well as view folder permissions.

Running dcdiag /test:dns passes all tests.

The event logs show a few errors but these have been going on for years. There's nothing new in the logs.

BasilFawlty001

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This makes no sense to me but the gigabit network card in the server was showing as only 100 on the switch it's attached to. I pulled the card, and replaced it. After that, all is well.

Sorry for the trouble. I assume that resetting the nic also reset the DNS settings and fixed whatever was wrong.