Logging on to New 2003 domain

[mojo1979]

Hi,

I am having an issue logging on to a brand new domain.

Basically, I have one DC (Windows 2003) with AD. I have configured DHCP, DNS, etc.

I can add machines to the domain no problem. The problem is that when i try to logon via another computer, the logon process takes forever, and hangs firstly on 'Loading your personal settings' and then 'Applying computer settings'.

Has anybosy got any ideas on how to resolve this?

Thanks in advance

Steven

 

[makosi]

At times it will be loading and applying the group policy settings . You just need to give it time

 

[mojo1979]

thats what i thought, but I have now left one pc loading personal settings for the last 2 hours.......

 

[Lordmathos]

have you checked the firewall ports on the server to make sure all the relevant data is being allowed to transfer

 

[mojo1979]

the in windows firewall is disabled - there is no other firewall software on the server

 

[Lordmathos]

I would suggest looking through the eventviewer logs to see what errors are occuring.

 

[Bhavin78]

when it's up and running check what services are running (msconfig)? disable all services on start but microsoft. check out if it makes difference.
As makosi said it might be applying GP (it also depends how many GP you have)

 

[mojo1979]

it is a vanilla domain - no GP's, no logon scripts, no nothing.

I would check msconfig but the pc never actually makes it past Loading personal settings.

A dns problem?

 

[Davetoo]

Do all client machines exhibit this pattern?

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[58sniper]

Make sure they are using the DC's address as their SOLE source of DNS.

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[mojo1979]

Hmmm, solved the problem 58sniper, seems i had to manually add the dns on the machines, then they logon straight away...strange because dhcp should assign the dns entry.....?

 

[pagy]

Have you configured DHCP option 006 with your DNS server address?

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[mojo1979]

Yes it is...

 

[pagy]

That's weird then. Can you log a PC in locally and see what DHCP info it gets from the server by using ipconfig.




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