Win98 Connection problem!

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I am trying to connect a Windows 98 SE computer to a Windows 2003 Server
with Active Directory. Can ping the IP address of the server, but when I
try to log on, get the error that a domain controller cannot be found. The
server name is more that 8 characters long, could that be the problem?

Thank you for your help in advance!

Candaca Sparks

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?)

Look at SMB Signing.....

You might also want to look at the following:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555038
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=811497

HTH,

Cary


"Candace Sparks" <rsparks24@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:YJCdnZyKRdYf5kLcRVn-vA@comcast.com...
>I am trying to connect a Windows 98 SE computer to a Windows 2003 Server
>with Active Directory. Can ping the IP address of the server, but when I
>try to log on, get the error that a domain controller cannot be found. The
>server name is more that 8 characters long, could that be the problem?
>
> Thank you for your help in advance!
>
> Candaca Sparks
>

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?)

Candace Sparks wrote:
> I am trying to connect a Windows 98 SE computer to a Windows 2003
> Server with Active Directory. Can ping the IP address of the server,
> but when I try to log on, get the error that a domain controller
> cannot be found. The server name is more that 8 characters long,
> could that be the problem?
>
> Thank you for your help in advance!
>
> Candaca Sparks

Can you ping the server by its NetBIOS name?
Got WINS? You need it...

 

[CJ]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?)

No, name length greater than 8 wont matter. You need WINS.

"Candace Sparks" <rsparks24@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:YJCdnZyKRdYf5kLcRVn-vA@comcast.com...
>I am trying to connect a Windows 98 SE computer to a Windows 2003 Server
>with Active Directory. Can ping the IP address of the server, but when I
>try to log on, get the error that a domain controller cannot be found. The
>server name is more that 8 characters long, could that be the problem?
>
> Thank you for your help in advance!
>
> Candaca Sparks
>