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Title: The domain contrller cannot be contacted
Post by: mabalela on August 06, 2007, 03:54:16 PM

I am using sme server 7.1 and it has been working fine until recently when I

try to join new computers to the domain and it didn't work. I can ping to the

server using an ip address and the name of the server. I can also get an

internet. When I try to join the domain it says the domain controller is not

available. Could you please help?

Title: Re: The domain contrller cannot be contacted
Post by: Stefano on August 06, 2007, 04:03:30 PM

Quote from: "mabalela"

I am using sme server 7.1 and it has been working fine until recently when I

try to join new computers to the domain and it didn't work. I can ping to the

server using an ip address and the name of the server. I can also get an

internet. When I try to join the domain it says the domain controller is not

available. Could you please help?

is your sme server the dns server for new computers?

Ciao

Stefano

Title: The domain contrller cannot be contacted
Post by: mabalela on August 06, 2007, 04:20:25 PM

Yes it is the DNS server for the new computers.

Title: The domain contrller cannot be contacted
Post by: shell on August 07, 2007, 03:46:24 AM

Windoze?  XP or Vista....

For XP there is the .reg key you need to install.  Have you done this?
Vista i haven't played with, but have read a number of discussions in this forum so a search might help.

Good luck :)

Title: The domain contrller cannot be contacted
Post by: mabalela on August 07, 2007, 11:11:24 AM

It is windows xp. What is the .reg key? How is it installed?