WinXP clients logging to Win2003 Domain Controller

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Dan Reeve - 28 Feb 2005 20:33 GMT

Several of me Xp clients get a message saying that windows couldn't find find
the domain controller. After several attepts (2 - 8 tries), they will finally
logon to the 2003 domain. why?

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Richard G. Harper - 28 Feb 2005 22:17 GMT

How are your DNS settings? The clients should be looking only at the DNS
server on the domain, and the domain should be set to forward outside DNS
requests to your ISP or other outside DNS server.

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> Several of me Xp clients get a message saying that windows couldn't find
> find
> the domain controller. After several attepts (2 - 8 tries), they will
> finally
> logon to the 2003 domain. why?

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