login contain no "this computer"

[Guest Jeff]

Hey

 

I've performed a fresh installation of windows server 2003 enterprise. After

installation I've promoted this this machine to primary domain controller.

After I'd promoted it do dc then I cannot find the "this computer" in the

login screen. I find only the netbios name of the domain in that "log on to"

drop down list

 

this PDC cannot use netbios domain name to ping the domain it's set to be a

controller of... If I use fully qualified dns name then it works... Lets say

dns is: test.local, the I can ping using test.local, but ping TEST doesn't

work

 

any suggestion?

[Guest Ace Fekay [MVP]]

Re: login contain no "this computer"

 

In news:%23qnEAYBYIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl,

Jeff <no_email_address> typed:

> Hey

>

> I've performed a fresh installation of windows server 2003

> enterprise. After installation I've promoted this this machine to

> primary domain controller. After I'd promoted it do dc then I cannot

> find the "this computer" in the login screen. I find only the netbios

> name of the domain in that "log on to" drop down list

>

> this PDC cannot use netbios domain name to ping the domain it's set

> to be a controller of... If I use fully qualified dns name then it

> works... Lets say dns is: test.local, the I can ping using

> test.local, but ping TEST doesn't work

>

> any suggestion?

 

The option to logon locally on a DC does not exist once it is a DC.

 

Are you using WINS? Is NetBIOS disabled?

 

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Ace

 

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confers no rights.

 

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT,

MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services

Microsoft Certified Trainer

 

Infinite Diversities in Infinite Combinations

[Guest Jeff]

Re: login contain no "this computer"

 

WINS are installed. In tcp/ip settings on the pdc in WINS tab I've set the

WINS server to be the pdc - I mean here I use use the ip address of the pdc

not 127.0.0.1/localhost

 

NetBIOS over tcp/ip where set to default. I've changed it to "enable netbios

over tcp/ip" and still I cannot ping the domain from pdc...

 

pdc is using static ip

 

any suggestions?

[Guest Jeff]

Re: login contain no "this computer"

 

solved, my fully qualified domain name is test.local. When I as pinging I

used only TEST.. I read in another post here that when pinging domain names

I must use full name.. so then I tryed using test.local and it works

 

 

"Jeff" <no_email_address> wrote in message

news:O5WvFlCYIHA.4440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> WINS are installed. In tcp/ip settings on the pdc in WINS tab I've set the

> WINS server to be the pdc - I mean here I use use the ip address of the

> pdc

> not 127.0.0.1/localhost

>

> NetBIOS over tcp/ip where set to default. I've changed it to "enable

> netbios over tcp/ip" and still I cannot ping the domain from pdc...

>

> pdc is using static ip

>

> any suggestions?

>

>

[Guest Ace Fekay [MVP]]

Re: login contain no "this computer"

 

In news:upANh8CYIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl,

Jeff <no_email_address> typed:

> solved, my fully qualified domain name is test.local. When I as

> pinging I used only TEST.. I read in another post here that when

> pinging domain names I must use full name.. so then I tryed using

> test.local and it works

 

That's because it is the LdapIpAddress record. Keep in mind, each domain

controller registers one under the test.local zone. It looks like this:

 

(same as parent) A 192.x.x.x.

 

If you want to ping just 'test' and get just ONE of the DCs to respond (for

whatever reason), you can simply create a static WINS entry for it providing

the IP of the DC you want to respond.

 

Ace