Re: RAS can't find PDC

Rick Kunze ( rkunze@colusanet.com )
Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:35:30 -0800

This is still plagueing me. Anyone have any ideas? I can log on, but it
can't find the PDC and won't let me admin the user or server managers.

Rk

At 09:48 AM 1/9/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Log on with DUN, just as normal. while it's logged on, have someone REMOVE
>taht Machine from the domain. Then ADD that machine back to the domain, it
>sounds like you lost the SID somewhere....
>
>At 09:24 AM 1/9/98 -0800, you wrote:
>>This is exactly what I'm doing. From a cold boot, I log on and select the
>>"Use Dial Up Networking" checkbox. It logs me right in alright, but it
>>won't sync with the PDC. I've tried moving the PDC around too. If I move
>>it to a different box than it was on when I installed NT on the new box,
>>the new (DUN) box says "Can't find PDC on //machinename. Then, if I move
>>the PDC back to that original box mentioned above, it just says "Can't find
>>PDC."
>>
>>Signed,
>>Frustrated.
>>
>>Rk
>>
>>At 07:38 PM 1/8/98 -0800, you wrote:
>>>You have to "Logon" to the machine via DUN, otherwise it doesn't
>>>authenticate the SIDS and create the network connection needed.
>>>So, when you log on, you have to Click "Use Dial-Up Networking" and it will
>>>dial just as DUN does, authenticating you with your authentication system,
>>>and then authenticating you with the PDC. However, you don't have to have
>>>a BDC to use User Manager.
>>>
>>>At 03:50 PM 1/8/98 -0800, you wrote:
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I set up a new machine, while it was connected to my ethernet, as a
BDC. I
>>>>want to take it home to do admin when necessary. But when I dial into my
>>>>RAS box, it connects normally, but when I pull up User or Server
Manager, I
>>>>get a message saying that it can't find the PDC.
>>>>
>>>>Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>>Rk
>>>>
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