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by imranmcse

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I have a windows 2000 setup with ADS installed. I am using 2 DC in my domain for load sharing and aproximately 200 clients. Problem is that when my 2nd DC startup every morning it takes whole day to display login screen , I mean to say it does't display logon screen and stay on Preparing Network Connection always, but when I unplug the network cable from its NIC it displayed logon screen. Please friends tell me that what is this problem and how can I troubleshoot it?

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by avswamy

is ur 2nd dc is additional dc or child dc, clear it.
this type of problem usually comes, when the other dc logon problems to master domain controller in which the computer account is not properly created, it will happen when ever creating a additional/child domain first of all u have to make this client to master domain controller. i advise u reinstall from scratch with os then to dc(additonal/child) before going to dc do make this client to master domain controller. i wish this will solve urproblem

by m.r.

There are many MS articles on hanging on "Preparing Network Connections".

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