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Network connect problems with Win2000

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by shanghai sam

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When setting up new win2000 pc's they are anable to join the domain. This is not a problem with win95 or win98 pc's.

The error is "The specified domain does not exist or could not be contacted".

Yet drive mapping can be made and network resources are visible under My Network Places.

These attempts have been from a site with a BDC. I can take a win2000 pc to site the PDC lives at and it connects ok!

The PDC and BDC are both NT4 machines and can be successfully pinged from the win2000 pc.

Any ideas on how to network win2000 pc's without being at the same site as the PDC?

Brian Smith

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by masoud

i had the same problem and it solved as follows:
Go to network ID and make sure that you choose workgroup and not a domain, also change the computer name. Restart your computer and go to network ID and join the domain now, it should no problem.

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