Can't Join Windows 7 To Domain Controller

[hanz]

All clients with windows xp join to dc but in the windows 7 say the following error "an attempt to resolve the dns name of a dc in the domain being joined has failed.Please verify this client is configured to reach a DNS server that can resolve DNS name in the target domain"

[ICTCity]

Check your DNS's settings (client side), it sounds like Windows can't contact the DNS to resolve the name...

 

Let me know

[hanz]

Check your DNS's settings (client side), it sounds like Windows can't contact the DNS to resolve the name...

 

Let me know

I set the DNS ip "client", still cant resolve the name. Running NSLOOKUP is ok, pinging the dns ip is ok.

[ICTCity]

Ok, just to be sure this is not a problem regarding the dns resolution...

 

Open this file (on your win 7 client):

 

C:\Windows\System32\driver\etc\hosts (open with notepad).

 

This file should contains only rows with explanations on how to edit that file, at the end you should see this line:

 

127.0.0.1 localhost

 

After that line type:

 

IP_ADDRESS_OF_YOUR_DNS DNS's NAME

 

Save and retry.

[hanz]

A big thank to you... i finally got the computer to join the domain, following your instructions and it work.. thanks again...

[ICTCity]

Nice, but this means you have a problem with DNS...