[Cialug] Off topic - Windows Help

Kevin Smith kevin at linuxsmith.com
Sat Dec 6 15:21:30 CST 2014


Solved. Server suffix wasn't set. Always the last place you look :)
On Dec 6, 2014 2:36 PM, "Kevin Smith" <kevin at linuxsmith.com> wrote:

> Correction, did not check web services.
> On Dec 6, 2014 2:36 PM, "Kevin Smith" <kevin at linuxsmith.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes DNS is on the DC.
>> Yes tested from both the DC and computer.
>> Did check web services.
>> Have not tried manually adding.
>> On Dec 6, 2014 2:24 PM, "Todd Walton" <tdwalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 6, 2014, 12:51 PM Kevin Smith <kevin at linuxsmith.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  When trying to add a computer to the new Windows Domain Controller we
>>> are
>>> getting the error a the bottom. We've tried the common answers from
>>> Google
>>> searches, I think something is bad with the DNS? We can ping the DC
>>> hostname and FQDN. So, I'm confused.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Is the DNS server on the same server as the domain controller? When you
>>> tested connectivity to DNS did you do it from the computer you're trying
>>> to
>>> join? Is Active Directory Web Services running on the domain controller?
>>> Is
>>> there just one DC? Have you tried manually entering the computer info to
>>> Active Directory? (I'm not sure that would work, but you could maybe
>>> try.)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Todd
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