Cannot join clients to a new SBS 2003 Domain!!!

[Sam]

Hi,

I've just set up a brand new SBS 2003 server/domain on a brand new server. I
set up SBS 2003 R2 Premier w/ SQL Server 2005 and ISA 2004 on the server. The
server is also running DHCP, DNS, WINS, IIS, Exchange on it.

My problem is that I'm not able to join any client to this new domain. I
tried both using the http://<servername>/connectcomputer wizard as well as
the regualar method for adding a computer to a domain. Nothing worked.

If I use the wizard, I'm able to see connect to the server, see the computer
account I've created along with user accounts. However, after trying to join
my client to the domain, I get an error that says something like there was an
error creating network configuration, please see your network administrator.

If I try to just join the computer to the domain the usual way i.e. right
click my computer, change network name to domain, I get "Network path not
found" error.

What could be the issue here? Thank you for all your help.

Please see the inconfig data down below.
--
Thanks,

Sam

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C:\>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MyDomainSBS1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : MyDomain.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : MyDomain.local

PPP adapter RAS Server (Dial In) Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : (omitted)
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.x.x.61
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Ethernet adapter Internal:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE
(NDIS
VBD Client)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : (omitted)
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.x.x.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.x.x.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.x.x.1

Ethernet adapter External:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE
(NDIS
VBD Client) #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : (omitted)
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 67.x.x.149
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.224
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 67.x.x.129
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.x.x.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\>

[Michael Jenkin [SBS-MVP]]

Hello,

You will get a better responce in microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs

Is the Ipconfig/all you supplied from the server ?
I assume the PC's are getting DHCP leases from the server ?
Can you please add the http://servername to the trusted sites in IE and
rerun the connect computer wizard ?

Thanks

Sam wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've just set up a brand new SBS 2003 server/domain on a brand new server. I
> set up SBS 2003 R2 Premier w/ SQL Server 2005 and ISA 2004 on the server. The
> server is also running DHCP, DNS, WINS, IIS, Exchange on it.
>
> My problem is that I'm not able to join any client to this new domain. I
> tried both using the http://<servername>/connectcomputer wizard as well as
> the regualar method for adding a computer to a domain. Nothing worked.
>
> If I use the wizard, I'm able to see connect to the server, see the computer
> account I've created along with user accounts. However, after trying to join
> my client to the domain, I get an error that says something like there was an
> error creating network configuration, please see your network administrator.
>
> If I try to just join the computer to the domain the usual way i.e. right
> click my computer, change network name to domain, I get "Network path not
> found" error.
>
> What could be the issue here? Thank you for all your help.
>
> Please see the inconfig data down below.
>

--
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Director - Business Technology Partners Pty Ltd
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[Steven Banks [SBS MVP]]

Hi Sam,

In addition to Michael's suggestions, run an ipconfig /all from your client
PCs and ensure they are using the internal NIC of the SBS box as their DNS
server and see if you can ping the Small Business Server by name from one of
the client PCs.

Steve

Steven Banks [SBS MVP]
Banks Consulting Northwest Inc.
http://www.banksnw.com
Puget Sound Small Business Server User Group
http://www.pssbs.org
http://msmvps.com/blogs/steveb

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[Raybo58]

I had the same problem and spent a great many hours trying all the advice I
could find on the web.

In the end it turns out the about 15 of the services on the client machine
had been disabled by the former admin. Many of which were required to
complete the operation.

Once I returned them to their default states eveything went smooth as silk.

It had nothing to do with the DNS, DHCP or server settings.

Hope this will help others.

[Raybo58]

I had the same problem. After many hours of trying all the advice I could
find on the web, it turns out it had nothing to do with DNS, DHCP or the
server.

The former admin had disabled about 15 services on the clients machines,
many of which were required to complete the task.

Once I returned them to their default states everything went smooth as silk.

I don't know if this was the root of Sam's problem, but I offer this
discovery in the hopes it might help others.

Raymond

[Raybo58]

I had the same problem. After many hours of trying all the advice I could
find on the web, it turns out it had nothing to do with DNS, DHCP or the
server.

The former admin had disabled about 15 services on the clients machines,
many of which were required to complete the task.

Once I returned them to their default states everything went smooth as silk.

I don't know if this was the root of Sam's problem, but I offer this
discovery in the hopes it might help others.

Raymond

[Raybo58]

I had the same problem. After many hours of trying all the advice I could
find on the web, it turns out it had nothing to do with DNS, DHCP or the
server.

The former admin had disabled about 15 services on the clients machines,
many of which were required to complete the task.

Once I returned them to their default states everything went smooth as silk.

I don't know if this was the root of Sam's problem, but I offer this
discovery in the hopes it might help others.

Raymond

[Raybo58]

So sorry for the multi-posts. Every time I clicked "Post" I got a message
back saying that there was a problem and that my message was NOT posted.

I had just set up ISA on this server and figured it was getting in the way
somehow.

Then I just tried hitting refresh and they all showe up.