Can't join Vista x64 PC to domain - RPC error

[Guest Peter Lawton]

I'm trying to join a Vista x64 Business SP1 PC to our W2003 domain but it's

failing every time with one of the following errors:-

 

"the RPC server is unavailable"

 

"the remote procedure call failed"

 

I can see the domain and can map drives to domain servers from the Vista box

 

I've disabled IPv6

 

XP PCs can join the domain with no issues

 

Anyone come across this?

 

Thanks

 

Peter Lawton

[Guest Tom Lake]

Re: Can't join Vista x64 PC to domain - RPC error

 

 

 

"Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message

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> I'm trying to join a Vista x64 Business SP1 PC to our W2003 domain but

> it's failing every time with one of the following errors:-

>

> "the RPC server is unavailable"

>

> "the remote procedure call failed"

>

> I can see the domain and can map drives to domain servers from the Vista

> box

>

> I've disabled IPv6

>

> XP PCs can join the domain with no issues

>

> Anyone come across this?

>

> Thanks

 

That happened to me when I was trying to use our ISP's

DNS IP addresses. When I had DHCP hand out our own

DNS Server's address, Vista joined the domain with no problem,

 

Tom Lake

[Guest Peter Lawton]

Re: Can't join Vista x64 PC to domain - RPC error

 

Thanks for the suggestion

 

I checked with ipconfig and it's using our internal DNS server on the domain

controllers, from DHCP.

 

Peter Lawton

 

"Tom Lake" <toml_12953@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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>

>

> "Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message

> news:OyGKu9mtIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> I'm trying to join a Vista x64 Business SP1 PC to our W2003 domain but

>> it's failing every time with one of the following errors:-

>>

>> "the RPC server is unavailable"

>>

>> "the remote procedure call failed"

>>

>> I can see the domain and can map drives to domain servers from the Vista

>> box

>>

>> I've disabled IPv6

>>

>> XP PCs can join the domain with no issues

>>

>> Anyone come across this?

>>

>> Thanks

>

> That happened to me when I was trying to use our ISP's

> DNS IP addresses. When I had DHCP hand out our own

> DNS Server's address, Vista joined the domain with no problem,

>

> Tom Lake

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Can't join Vista x64 PC to domain - RPC error

 

Are you running in an SBS environment? Or is there an ISA server on your

network? Either of those can cause issues. The workaround is to disable the

RPC filter if you've got ISA, and to install the updated for SBS that

supports Vista (including x64).

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message

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> Thanks for the suggestion

>

> I checked with ipconfig and it's using our internal DNS server on the

> domain controllers, from DHCP.

>

> Peter Lawton

>

> "Tom Lake" <toml_12953@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:5FDD0351-888E-4A25-8049-41109632734F@microsoft.com...

>>

>>

>> "Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message

>> news:OyGKu9mtIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> I'm trying to join a Vista x64 Business SP1 PC to our W2003 domain but

>>> it's failing every time with one of the following errors:-

>>>

>>> "the RPC server is unavailable"

>>>

>>> "the remote procedure call failed"

>>>

>>> I can see the domain and can map drives to domain servers from the Vista

>>> box

>>>

>>> I've disabled IPv6

>>>

>>> XP PCs can join the domain with no issues

>>>

>>> Anyone come across this?

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>

>> That happened to me when I was trying to use our ISP's

>> DNS IP addresses. When I had DHCP hand out our own

>> DNS Server's address, Vista joined the domain with no problem,

>>

>> Tom Lake

>

[Guest Peter Lawton]

Re: Can't join Vista x64 PC to domain - RPC error

 

Thanks I think it was ISA causing it, disabling the RPC filter allowed it to

join the domain.

 

Very strange behavior, we've never had the same issue with XP or W2003, just

put it down to yet another Vista "feature" I suppose :(

 

Peter Lawton

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

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> Are you running in an SBS environment? Or is there an ISA server on your

> network? Either of those can cause issues. The workaround is to disable

> the RPC filter if you've got ISA, and to install the updated for SBS that

> supports Vista (including x64).

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message

> news:OMIGvWntIHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Thanks for the suggestion

>>

>> I checked with ipconfig and it's using our internal DNS server on the

>> domain controllers, from DHCP.

>>

>> Peter Lawton

>>

>> "Tom Lake" <toml_12953@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:5FDD0351-888E-4A25-8049-41109632734F@microsoft.com...

>>>

>>>

>>> "Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message

>>> news:OyGKu9mtIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>> I'm trying to join a Vista x64 Business SP1 PC to our W2003 domain but

>>>> it's failing every time with one of the following errors:-

>>>>

>>>> "the RPC server is unavailable"

>>>>

>>>> "the remote procedure call failed"

>>>>

>>>> I can see the domain and can map drives to domain servers from the

>>>> Vista box

>>>>

>>>> I've disabled IPv6

>>>>

>>>> XP PCs can join the domain with no issues

>>>>

>>>> Anyone come across this?

>>>>

>>>> Thanks

>>>

>>> That happened to me when I was trying to use our ISP's

>>> DNS IP addresses. When I had DHCP hand out our own

>>> DNS Server's address, Vista joined the domain with no problem,

>>>

>>> Tom Lake

>>

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Can't join Vista x64 PC to domain - RPC error

 

Ha! ISA's RPC filter is the issue, and it will cause a failure on any 64-bit

client. I think I first blogged about that back in 2005.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message

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> Thanks I think it was ISA causing it, disabling the RPC filter allowed it

> to join the domain.

>

> Very strange behavior, we've never had the same issue with XP or W2003,

> just put it down to yet another Vista "feature" I suppose :(

>

> Peter Lawton

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:B96B20F9-9EDF-4ED5-A2E5-E8F156D250E3@microsoft.com...

>> Are you running in an SBS environment? Or is there an ISA server on your

>> network? Either of those can cause issues. The workaround is to disable

>> the RPC filter if you've got ISA, and to install the updated for SBS that

>> supports Vista (including x64).

>>

>> --

>> Charlie.

>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message

>> news:OMIGvWntIHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Thanks for the suggestion

>>>

>>> I checked with ipconfig and it's using our internal DNS server on the

>>> domain controllers, from DHCP.

>>>

>>> Peter Lawton

>>>

>>> "Tom Lake" <toml_12953@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>>> news:5FDD0351-888E-4A25-8049-41109632734F@microsoft.com...

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message

>>>> news:OyGKu9mtIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>> I'm trying to join a Vista x64 Business SP1 PC to our W2003 domain but

>>>>> it's failing every time with one of the following errors:-

>>>>>

>>>>> "the RPC server is unavailable"

>>>>>

>>>>> "the remote procedure call failed"

>>>>>

>>>>> I can see the domain and can map drives to domain servers from the

>>>>> Vista box

>>>>>

>>>>> I've disabled IPv6

>>>>>

>>>>> XP PCs can join the domain with no issues

>>>>>

>>>>> Anyone come across this?

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks

>>>>

>>>> That happened to me when I was trying to use our ISP's

>>>> DNS IP addresses. When I had DHCP hand out our own

>>>> DNS Server's address, Vista joined the domain with no problem,

>>>>

>>>> Tom Lake

>>>

>>

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