Trouble joining XP Pro client to 2000 Server domain

[kbialo]

My situation involves joining an XP client to a 2000 server domain. I was actually connected to the domain without a problem for a while, but now my XP Pro client can't find the server. I've searched several of the discussions on this site and am coming up with nothing I haven't already tried. I can see another XP pro client when I search in the "entire network", but cannot see the 2000 server or 2000 clients, yet my XP Pro says I am part of the domain. I'm running service pack 2, using DHCP assigned IP, disabled the internal firewall, enabled NetBios over TCP/IP, and several other options. What's even more strange is I can ping the router, ping the server, and ping other pre-XP client machines. What am I missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[westredd]

are you able to ping the DC server by server name? Does it resolve to the correct ip address?

 

[bcastner]

Are the results of an ipconfig /all appear normal?

If so, remove the machine account from the Domain. Wait 30 minutes. Re-add the machine account.

 

[westredd]

adding to bcasters post, I find it good to get the workstation into a workgroup 1st and reboot before going back into the domain.

 

[M3John]

I agree w/ westredd, unjoin the XP workstation from the domain - put to workgroup - then rejoin. If you're running active directory, make sure you remove the object prior to joining it back to the domain otherwise, you'll receive a msg stating that the object is already present. good luck