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

From: Ray (reply_in@newsgroup.only)
Date: 07/31/02


From: "Ray" <reply_in@newsgroup.only>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:41:35 -0400


We have had this happen on NT domain controllers that were running NT SP5
and not SP6a. We had to "enable NetBios over TCP/IP" rather than using the
setting from DHCP to make it work.

Ray

"roy" <roy.wiggins@smdc.army.mil> wrote in message
news:up85tjKOCHA.2480@tkmsftngp08...
> 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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>



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