Active Directory Computers to manage

[Rich9911]

Aloha everyone. I have finally admitted to myself... "DEFEATED"... My last resort.

I have ugraded from 2k server to 2003 Standard. While in this process, active directory has lost the SID trust between my clients and server. While 2003 shows the clients on the network, I am unable to connect or manage them. Each time I attemt to connect, I receive one of two errors.

1)
Compter \\HIVOCA.XXXXX.hawaii.local cannot be managed because the network is unreachable. Verify that your network cabling is securely attached. Would you like to manage it anyway?

2)
Computer\\station6751.XXX.hawaii.local cannot be managed. The network path was not found. Choose 'Connect to another computer' from the Action menue to manage a differnt computer.

My last resort will be removing the server as the domain controler and then restarting the server as the DC and also rejoining the clients to the server.

Would there be another way i could manage the clients and have the server access them without removing the Domain controler?

Mahalo!
K-

 

[PScottC]

Can you ping the machines? Can users log into the network on these machines? Are you just dead in the water?

PSC

 

[Rich9911]

Users are able to log onto the network and operate and each machine is pinged

reply from 192.....: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
x4

the server see's everyone, all the clients may log on with no problem and no firewalls are turned on (thank you Microsft).

 

[PScottC]

Sounds like a name resolution issue. Check your WINS and DNS to make sure the records are there. Also... You may want to check your GPOs to make sure they didn't disable RPC or TS on any of the workstations.

PSC

 

[PScottC]

Are you using the Remote Control AD Add-On? I've seen this tool before but never installed it because it modifies the AD schema in some way.

PSC

 

[Rich9911]

The WINS and DNS check out. Every user has been moved to a standard OU with one standard Group Policy. Prior to 2k3 upgrade, all cleints and users had differnt policies. After the upgrade, the clients could be seen but not managed thus throwing off the policies I had in place. Now all users have one policy. It was easier to have each user have the same policy until I resolved the client policy issues and move each user and computer under their perspective restrictions.

I have installed MS GPM to edit policies much easier.
The clients do show in the active directory and do not show in the group Policy Management add on



I am also using WinNVC

http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc

 

[Rich9911]

I realized an error on my last post...

Computers and users do not show on the MS GPM

 

[Rich9911]

I have restarted the PRC server. I may have found the problem. The server does not assign the IP's to the clients, the router does. Ok Ok, let me hear it from everyone on how this is a no no but let's get going on this.

the router is assigning the IP address while the server only receives this. I am assuming from all the "do not do's" in this field, I should be having the domain controler asign the IP's.

What is your thoughts...

 

[haga147]

Are you saying that DHCP is not configured on your server?

 

[wdoellefeld]

If the router is handing out IP addresses then it is probably handing out DNS addresses as well. Both of these are a bad idea. You should be running at least DNS on the domain controller, are you?

FRCP

http://www.frcp.net