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    Active Directory - Need some help

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by millermagic, Feb 9, 2009.

  1. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    I think the first problem I have is with DNS.

    For a class project my group has to set up a domain and join two clients to it.

    That shouldn't be a problem. The problem I'm having is DNS. When I am in manage active directory users and computers, I can't manage the computer ... it can't find the network path.

    I can ping the ip address of the clients but I just can't navigate by name - guessing it's DNS.

    Anyone have any tips?
     
    millermagic, Feb 9, 2009
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  2. kgginfinity

    kgginfinity Notebook Guru

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    Sorry, i just recently joined this forum.
    DNS could be the issue
    If you are using Microsoft Server, the wizards are usually pretty good.
    Make sure you set up your reverse and forward lookup zones correctly
     
    kgginfinity, Feb 10, 2009
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  3. goofball

    goofball Notebook Deity

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    how are you joining the computers?
     
    goofball, Feb 10, 2009
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  4. merlin_72032

    merlin_72032 Notebook Evangelist

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    As kgginfinity said, your problem is DNS. I assume that you use Active Directory integrated DNS, so you have to make sure that your clients point to your domain controller.

    You might want to create reversed lookup zone on the domain controller too.
     
    merlin_72032, Feb 10, 2009
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  5. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    OK, I'm going to take a different path here and it might just be because I am reading your question differently than the others--you say you "cannot manage" it because it "can't find the network path"--but you can ping it.

    Pinging only means they are on the same network....(are you using DHCP?)

    Just starting with the obvious--since you're kind of new at this...did you actually JOIN the computers to the domain so their objects are created in Active Directory?

    I know that is overly obvious, but your description is vague enough so that it makes me think maybe you didn't--don't mean to insult you, but I like to start at the easier solution and work toward the complex
     
    gerryf19, Feb 10, 2009
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  6. kgginfinity

    kgginfinity Notebook Guru

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    Another thing. if your computers are connected through a router, and your domain controller is the DNS server, make sure you log into the router and edit it's settings (usually in the network set up or configuration) to point to the domain controller as the primary DNS server, and then the other DNS servers (those provided by your ISP) as secondary and alternate. This could cause problems if the clients are set up to automatically get settings, they would be getting the DNS settings from the router and not the server. Let me know if you have any other questions.
     
    kgginfinity, Feb 10, 2009
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