We have one main office with a Windows 2000 Server and Active Directory to validate logins.
There are 3 small remote offices (2-3 pc’s in each location) that are connected by Cisco routers (128k lines) to the main office. We are able to ping between all offices and connect to resources.
I added LMHOSTS files on the pc’s in the remote offices so that they could access resources by computer name. Everything is working fine except when their pc’s boot up and they enter their username, password, and domain. When they enter their password and press “enter” they get a message saying “No Domain Server Available to Validate Your Request. You may not be able to gain access to some network resources”. It seems as if its not going to connect but then you press “Ok” on the error message and then it logs you in fine and maps the network drives and you get in like you should have. I tried adding a WINS server in the main office but it didn’t have any difference.
The Windows 2000 Pro clients log in fine. Its just the 98 clients that are affected. Does anyone know why you get that message and how to get rid of it?
They cant afford to have BDC’s in the remote offices.