Re: W2K Authenticating to NT 4.0 Domain Not working....

From: Michael Giorgio - MS MVP (Michael.Giorgio@NoSpam.mayerson.com)
Date: 07/31/02 

From: "Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <Michael.Giorgio@NoSpam.mayerson.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:44:29 -0400

W2k machines seem to need an entry in the lmhosts file
pointing towards the PDC of the NT 4.0 PDC. Have a
 look at the following MS KB article:
How to Write an LMHOSTS File for Domain Validation and
Other Name Resolution Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q180/0/94.ASP

"roy" <roy.wiggins@smdc.army.mil> wrote in message
news:#WxhyDKOCHA.2452@tkmsftngp12...
> It says:
>
> "The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted."
>
> Yet I go to another system running NT 4.0 on the same IP network/subnet
and
> have no problem.
>
>
> "Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <Michael.Giorgio@NoSpam.mayerson.com> wrote in
> message news:ehbXB1JOCHA.1756@tkmsftngp12...
> > What is the exact error message you are seeing when you
> > attempt to get the list?
> >
> > "roy" <roy.wiggins@smdc.army.mil> wrote in message
> > news:#vVz72IOCHA.1796@tkmsftngp09...
> > >> F: From any W2K server/workstaion in Domain P I cannot even get a
list
> > of
> > > users from Domains C/S/K.
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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