Comments on: cant connect laptop to domain http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cant-connect-laptop-to-domain/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:43:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: sonyfreek http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cant-connect-laptop-to-domain/#comment-46994 sonyfreek Fri, 17 Jun 2005 19:49:46 +0000 #comment-46994 Were you possibly trying to change the machine name at the same time as adding it to the domain? That causes problems because XP will essentially register the computer with the security principals of the previous computer name, not of the newly changed name. A review of your logs would probably lead to the answer. Go to http://www.eventid.net to and enter any unusual errors to see if it likely caused the problem.

SF

]]> By: andy11983 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cant-connect-laptop-to-domain/#comment-46995 andy11983 Fri, 17 Jun 2005 11:30:32 +0000 #comment-46995 Hi,

i managed to get it to work now which was really strange!!!

i removed it from the domain and added it back again several times, when it was added to the domain it would only let me log on once, i then logged off and tried t log on in again and it would say the domain controller was unavailable which was rubbish as th emachine next to had no problems. Eventually i got so p****d off with it i switch it off and left it while i went for dinner came back an hour later and sitched it on adn voila!!

Thanks for everyones help its was greatly appreciated. by the way it was win xp pro

Thanks
Andy

]]> By: imazing http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cant-connect-laptop-to-domain/#comment-46996 imazing Fri, 17 Jun 2005 09:03:46 +0000 #comment-46996 If what everyone else says doesn’t work you can try slowing the network card speed down to 10 Mbs Half duplex.

]]> By: altaanc http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cant-connect-laptop-to-domain/#comment-46997 altaanc Fri, 17 Jun 2005 08:48:46 +0000 #comment-46997 Is this WIN XP Professional?
If it is then the easy thing is to remove the laptop from the domain – by making it a member of a workgroup in the Network Setup. Then after it asks you for a usename and password authorized to remove and add computers and users to a domain it will remove the laptop from the domain and your laptop will be a member of the local workgroup. Of course it will ask you to reboot the laptop. After it reboots then go into the setup and then take it off the local workgroup and make the laptop a part of the domain again.
I have had the same problem many times before and this process always works.
Hope it helps you out.
Let us know what happens.

]]> By: mintun http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cant-connect-laptop-to-domain/#comment-46998 mintun Fri, 17 Jun 2005 08:38:54 +0000 #comment-46998 Not to sound too simplistic, but if it’s XP – the firsdt thing I do is make sure the XP Firewall is off. Other than that, I’m not sure.

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