There are some clues... The network path was not found. Are you using the w2k3 dns server in the w2k IP settings?
S -----Original Message----- From: Eric Brouwer [mailto:er...@forestpost.com] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 4:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Issue joining 2003 domain (UNCLASSIFIED) In what way could the DNS be messed up? I can ping the DC and the domain by name and ip. All respond. On Dec 11, 2008, at 3:05 PM, NTSysAdmin wrote: > Then your DNS / WINS is fubarred somehow in relation to that server. > > S > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Brouwer [mailto:er...@forestpost.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 2:39 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Issue joining 2003 domain (UNCLASSIFIED) > > Yes. This had the same outcome. > > On Dec 11, 2008, at 1:35 PM, Kent, Larry CTR USA IMCOM wrote: > >> Classification: UNCLASSIFIED >> Caveats: NONE >> >> >> Did you put it back in a workgroup first, reboot, then try to join >> the >> W2K3 domain? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Eric Brouwer [mailto:er...@forestpost.com] >> Sent: 2008-12-11 12:13 >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: Issue joining 2003 domain >> >> Yes, it is joined to an old NT domain I am trying desperately to >> decommission. Nothing besides the switches are between the PC and >> the >> DC. The funny thing is, XP machines join fine. >> >> When I try joining new_domain.local as opposed to new_domain, I get a >> different error: >> >> Network Identification >> The following error occurred attempting to join the domain >> "new_domain.local": >> >> The network path was not found. >> >> On Dec 11, 2008, at 11:34 AM, Troy Meyer wrote: >> >>> Hey Eric, >>> >>> Is the W2K box already a member of another domain? Is there anything >>> filtering traffic between the DC and the old server? I think >>> occasionally we also had to use the complete dns name when trying to >>> add. (ie domain.com not just domain). >>> >>> Weird though, never seen that before. >>> >>> -Troy >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Eric Brouwer [mailto:er...@forestpost.com] >>> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:55 AM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Issue joining 2003 domain >>> >>> Good morning, >>> >>> I am trying to join one of our legacy W2K boxes to our W2K3 >>> domain. I >>> am logged in as the local administrator, and when I try to join I am >>> passing my domain admin credentials like new_domain\administrator. >>> >>> I am getting the following error: >>> Network Identification >>> The following error occurred attempting to join the domain >>> "new_domain": >>> >>> No mapping between account names and security IDs was done. >>> >>> I can ping the new_domain DC by name and IP, and I can see the >>> new_domain from Network Places. >>> >>> Any one ever run into this? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Eric Brouwer >>> IT Manager >>> www.forestpost.com >>> er...@forestpost.com >>> 248.855.4333 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> >> Eric Brouwer >> IT Manager >> www.forestpost.com >> er...@forestpost.com >> 248.855.4333 >> >> >> >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> Classification: UNCLASSIFIED >> Caveats: NONE >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > Eric Brouwer > IT Manager > www.forestpost.com > er...@forestpost.com > 248.855.4333 > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ Eric Brouwer IT Manager www.forestpost.com er...@forestpost.com 248.855.4333 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
