Global Catalog Could not be Located

[gdavid]

Can any one tell me why?

 

[58sniper]

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Microsoft Exchange MVP
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[PHV]

Can any one tell me why?
Usually it's a DNS issue.

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[gdavid]

PHV,

Thanks for your response, I believe that you are correct. I have been working with a Tech from MS. On a SBS, should I remove and reinstall the DNS. I have check the dns server settings all looks right.

Is there a setting that I may have missed?

Here is some more info
Active Directory was unable to establish a connection with the global
catalog.

Additional Data
Error value:
1355 The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.
Internal ID:
3200cd1

User Action:
Make sure a global catalog is available in the forest, and is reachable from
this domain controller. You may use the nltest utility to diagnose this
problem.
THanks

 

[58sniper]

Is there a record in DNS for the GC?

Pat Richard, MCSE MCSA:Messaging CNA
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Want to know how email works? Read for yourself -

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt

 

[gdavid]

58sniper,

My dcdiag shows these two errors in the log:

> Warning: NIMSYS is not advertising as a time server.
> Warning: NIMSYS is not advertising as a global catalog.


With respect to dns, I have done everything the MS technotes have told me to do. I did not delete anything out of the DNS Server. Netdiag shows all dns reference is ok. Is there a particular location that you know off that may help.

Thanks in advance.

David