Windows Vista unable to join to the domain with netbios name

[OM]

Hi

I am unable to join my Vista business machine to a windows 2003 domain
using netbios name, FQDN is fine. Netbios resolution is working as I can
browse the domain and use net use to map network drive on all DCs within
the domain. Also, all Windows XP machines can join to the domain with
netbios name.

Netbios over tcpip is enabled and IPV6/local firewall is disabled. All
client machines are on the same subnet. No WINS is used on the network.

The error message is:
An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DC in the domain being joined
has failed. Please verify this client is configured to reach a DNS
server that can resolve DNS names in the target domain.

Any idea?

Thanks

 

[ronyb]

Re: unable to join to the domain with netbios name


I had the same problem. Actually I just posted similar question but I
found the solution for my case and hope it works for you too.

In the network config, bring up the network card screen. Disable IPV6,
go to IPV4 properties and change your primary DNS to your server
(example: In my case it was 192.168.0.10.

Don´t know why, but with all other PCs with XP I didn´t have to do
that. I just had my gateway as primary DNS. gateway was 192.168.0.1 so
as DNS.

Then... try to join the network using the network ID not just changing
workgroup to domain. This is done in COMPUTER NAME when you right click
COMPUTER.

Good luck!


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[OM]

Re: unable to join to the domain with netbios name

Thanks, it didn't work in my situation.


ronyb wrote:
> I had the same problem. Actually I just posted similar question but I
> found the solution for my case and hope it works for you too.
>
> In the network config, bring up the network card screen. Disable IPV6,
> go to IPV4 properties and change your primary DNS to your server
> (example: In my case it was 192.168.0.10.
>
> Don´t know why, but with all other PCs with XP I didn´t have to do
> that. I just had my gateway as primary DNS. gateway was 192.168.0.1 so
> as DNS.
>
> Then... try to join the network using the network ID not just changing
> workgroup to domain. This is done in COMPUTER NAME when you right click
> COMPUTER.
>
> Good luck!
>
>