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

From: roy (roy.wiggins@smdc.army.mil)
Date: 07/31/02 

From: "roy" <roy.wiggins@smdc.army.mil>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:43:40 -0500

OK. Confirmed again that the LMHOSTS file is correct and the cache loaded
correctly. Also, validated the setting for netbios over tcp and use lmhosts
is checked. Tried again, just to make sure, and the results are the same.

I have plowed this ground 2 or 3 times but never hurts to try again with a
fresh perspective.

Roy
"Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <Michael.Giorgio@NoSpam.mayerson.com> wrote in
message news:OEaYRVKOCHA.2660@tkmsftngp08...
> Open a dos prompt on the problem machine and run nbtstat -c
> what do you see? If you don't see a 1b, 1c, 00 and 020 names
> in the cache then your lmhosts file isn't correct. Once you verify
> name resolution is correct you have to look at something blocking
> or filtering Netbios traffic or perhaps Netbios isn't enabled in the
> tcp/ip properties. Make sure lmhosts lookup is checked also.
>
> "roy" <roy.wiggins@smdc.army.mil> wrote in message
> news:#Uz1URKOCHA.2372@tkmsftngp10...
> > I thought I had tried that but just to make sure I tried again. The
> results
> > are still the same.
> >
> > Roy
> > "Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <Michael.Giorgio@NoSpam.mayerson.com> wrote
in
> > message news:eICggGKOCHA.360@tkmsftngp13...
> > > 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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