Hello, I have just installed a 2003 Server Enterprise Edition (Evaluation Version) on one of my older 1.8 gig systems. I have installed DNS and Active Directory, with nothing else as of yet. I have not added anything into Active Directory other than a user. When I try to connect to this domain from a computer within the same network running XP Pro SP2, I get the following error after I input my username and password:
The following error occurred attempting to join the domain “XXXXXXXXXXXX”
(The XXXXX’s are in place of the domain name)
The format of the specified network name is invalid
On the windows xp computer, I have set it’s DNS settings to the DNS server on the win 2003 box, and the DNS works. I googled this but nothing so far has helped. I also tried to create a new user account, thinking the administrator account was messed up, no luck there.
Also, this occurs for another computer on the network running the same OS, so this occurs for 2 separate computers with the same error messages. Each computer name is only about 10 characters, no spaces or strange characters, only numbers.
Any help would be great, as I cannot figure out why this is occurring. I am new at this, so I am not sure where else to look. Thanks.
Daminious