EventID 5719 Cannot find a Domain Controller

[sdudzik]

I have a few laptops sharing the same problem. All have Windows 2000 Porfessional installed and have two network cards each. One is in the docking station and one is in the laptop. I cannot always connect to the domain whether I am in the docking station or not. It seems that once I can connect through the docking station I cannot connect the laptop when disconnected from the docking station. Some help would be really appreciated!!!! Thanks.

 

[moetech]

Try creating two hardware profiles, one using the nic in the docking station and one using the nic in the laptops.

 

[sdudzik]

I have already done this. I believe this problem is a result of our WINS but I cannot confirm this. We do not use LMHost Files. This is not an option with my organization. Any other ideas?

 

[moetech]

Is your dc win 2000 or NT? If your running 2000 server it uses dns, wins would have nothing to do with it. Check your dns configuration.

 

[FilthPig]

sdudzik - are you using DHCP? Marc Creviere

 

[sdudzik]

I have an NT DC and we are using DHCP

 

[FilthPig]

Have you tried running ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew from a command line when you're not on a docking station? Marc Creviere

 

[sdudzik]

Yes I have

 

[CaffieneNnicotine]

And? All Complaints Will Be Routed To /dev/null

 

[sdudzik]

I have done this and the problem is not resolved.

 

[FilthPig]

Does the NIC in the laptop get a valid IP address from the server when you renew? Marc Creviere

 

[sdudzik]

Yes it does but I still receive the Event ID error.

 

[FilthPig]

What Event ID? Are you able to resolve names using nslookup? If not are you able to ping by IP address? Marc Creviere

 

[tlcscousin]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q244991

I dont know if this article will aid, but it does deal with that specific event ID as per a search on

http://www.eventid.net