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by cookieorc

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Server: 2k3
Computers: XP Pro sp2

With several computers on my network they are unable to join the domain. I get the error
"The fallowing error occured attempting to join the domain : the specified server cannot perform the requested operation"

I am able to map network drives from the server. This means I can, of course, ping the server. I cannot ping the indavidual workstations from the server...

I enable the computer on the server. Then when I get the error and try to log on again I it shows up disabled.

I have also changed the workstations to different workgroups and then attemped to join the domain to no avail...

I think i got this problem once I changed the SID of the computers...

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by scott_heath

Delete the existing computer accounts and let them be recreated?

by cookieorc

I have done that. I have reset them too... And I have created them manually...

by csheppard

go to Start > Run > services.msc

go down to windows firewall and stop it.

then try joining a computer to the domain.

by cookieorc

Okay so the problem was the firewall. How do I get around having the firewall on and let the coputers join the domain?

By the way. You have no idea how much I hate you. I have worked on that problem for so long ;)

by csheppard

i understand. i use to run into this problem which is why i'm sitting behind two hardware firewalls.

you can enable the firewall and still have the computers join to the domain. if you enable it, on control panel click on windows firewall and then click on exceptions. make sure "allow exceptions" is checked.

to be honest, its just a big headache which is why i don't deal with it.

by aryabrijeshkumar

I am still not able to join the domain after disabling the firewall from services.

by slash11

I find that this happens if I allow the router to do too many things. Let the Domain Controller do DHCP and DNS ... and let the router just route. This is how I have fixed some of these in the past. I have also temporarily hard-coded the Domain Controller's IP address into the DNS of the workstation ... then take it out once it's joined. The router is probably the issue ... and the latter is just a work-around.

by 93961

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