Problems getting XP Pro Workstations to connect to a Windows 2008 Server
- I recently set-up on a new server Windows 2008 Server SP2 as a domain controller with the domain name xxxx.com. The old server was running Windows 2003 SBS. The old server is also a domain controller with the domain name xxxx.local.
I can remote desktop into the new server as can two other administrators; however, the two XP Pro workstations can't logon to the new domain. If I boot the old server, I can logon to the old domain, but can't do much. When I do an ipconfig after connecting to the old domain it shows the IP address is blank (not even 0.0.0.0). Because of this it won't let me change to the new domain name.
My suspicion is that the two domain controllers are interferring with each other. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Please check the Ip address of the old DC and put the clients ip address into the same subnet pointing to the dns server (Which is old DC'S IP address) it shall connect.
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You need to make sure that the Network Cards on the XP Workstations are functioning properly. Check the Binding and make sure you install the latest Drivers.
Also Please make sure to abide by the following before joining the Machines to the New Domain --
-- Since the XP Workstations are part of Old Domain, i would suggest you to first Join them to the WorkGroup. You can do the same from System Properties.
-- Reboot the Machines.
-- Provide a Static IP to the XP Machines and specify the Current DNS Server's IP (New DC) in the Preferred DNS.
-- Join the Machine to the Domain followed by the Reboot.
-- Machine should be joined to the Domain without any issues.
-- You may need to Disable the RRAS on the Server (if running), in case any issue comes up.
-- Once done, if DHCP Service is running on the New Server then make sure to configure it properly so that XP Machines gets the DNS Server as the Current DC. Set the Option to obtain IP Automatically on the Workstations and you should be good to go.
Let me know if any issue comes up.
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Nitin- I followed most of your suggestions; however, what did you mean by Join them to the Workgroup? Would this be the workgroup for the old domain or the new domain?
Thanks for your Help.
David - Hi,
I meant taking the Machines out of the Domain (by joining them in Workgroup) and then adding them again to the new Domain. You can select WorkGroup option under System Properties -- Computer Name TAB.
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Nitin - Hello,
when you try to login to the new domain with the domain machines/user accounts from the other domain this will not work. You have to to use domain accounts from the new domain and the workstations must be added to the new domain.
So if you have created a new forest/domain even with the same name as the SBS domain, it will not work, because the domain SIDs and all belonging ones are totally different.
Please give some more detailed information about the setup of both domains and what you are trying to achive at the end. A kind of migration from the SBS to the 2008 domain or a complete new install?
Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. - Meinolf,
The new domain was set up using the instructions found on site http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-server-2008/step-by-step-guide-for-windows-server-2008-domain-controller-and-dns-server-setup/.
The old Windows 2003 SBS Server was inherited, so I don't know how it was set up except the domain name was xxxx.local.
The end solution is to decomission the old server (one of the hard drives has gone bad and the server is well past its useful life) and replace it with the new server. The 2008 domain install was a new install.
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David Hi David,
I wanted to get an update on the case. Were you able to join the Workstations to the Domain ? Did you join the Machines to the Workgroup and try joining them to the New Domain again ?
Thanks,
Nitin- Nitin,
I am going to try tonight.
Thanks,
David - Folks,
The main problem was the cable for the workstation was bad, so it was not connecting to the network. The other problem is I did not add the workstations computer name to the AD domain on the server. This leads me to the one issue I still need to resolve. I tried renaming the computer name of one of the workstations and changing the domain, but I got something like computer already mapped. Any ideas how I can solve this problem?
Thanks,
David - Hi,
Looks like some some Computer Account with the same name already exists in the Domain. Make sure you remove any old Computer Objects from AD and then start afresh. Also make sure to remove the DNS Entries for those Accounts because i believe you still have the same IP Address for that Machine and this may conflict with the Stale record present in DNS.
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Nitin - Hello,
as said before, in a new created domain you have to add the computer to the domain via "My computer" properties. Just creating the name in AD UC is not enough. If you have done that for machine1 and try now to add machine1 from another domain to the new domain, this can result in the error you see. Or tjhe other option is that a machine in the domain already is running with the same name.
Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
