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Joining a Windows Domain

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by marcus

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On a Windows 2000 Professional computer that was part of a domain. It is disjoined from the domain by joining it to a workgroup. The computer is renamed, and it has a valid ip address. Also, the old computer name is removed from server manager. In attempting to add the computer to the domain, an error message saying something like "There is no domain controller available" Why does this happen? How can the computer be added to the domain.

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by trurod70

You must be trying to join a NT domain. If you are try joining the win2k prof computer from the NT domain controller first.

by deltree

Verify that the correct WINS server addresses are entered in the NIC properties.
Try to ping your PDC by name.
The PDC must be available to add a workstation to the domain.
If it is on another subnet, then make sure your gateway entry is correct in the TCP/IP properties.

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