Cannot join domain: Network path not found...

11 Aug 2005 10:29 PM

Grocery IT

We have a Windows 2000 server that replaced an NT 4 server as a domain
controller. The NT server was not demoted before the change. We now cannot
join the clients (Windows 2000 and 98) to the domain. We receive the error
message "network path not found." How do we join the clients to the domain?

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Grocery IT

12 Aug 2005 11:21 AM

Keith D

Hi there,

I have had this problem, Try establishing a link to the server first by
opening a shared folder using a UNC path i.e \\servername\shername

Then try again to connect the client to the domain

Keith D

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"Grocery IT" <Grocer***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We have a Windows 2000 server that replaced an NT 4 server as a domain
> controller. The NT server was not demoted before the change. We now
> cannot
> join the clients (Windows 2000 and 98) to the domain. We receive the
> error
> message "network path not found." How do we join the clients to the
> domain?
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> Grocery IT

17 Aug 2005 4:04 PM

Torgeir Bakken (MVP)

Grocery IT wrote:

> We have a Windows 2000 server that replaced an NT 4 server as a domain
> controller. The NT server was not demoted before the change. We now cannot
> join the clients (Windows 2000 and 98) to the domain. We receive the error
> message "network path not found." How do we join the clients to the domain?
Hi,

Very likely a DNS name resolution issue, please see the posts in the
links below.

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.win2000.dns/browse_frm/thread/7df7f29d8bc5f84d/ccafd244689088fa#ccafd244689088fa

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.win2000.networking/msg/2066a4416a317653

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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway