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Consider setting up a WINS server otherwise you are going to have all sorts
of browsing and name resolution issues.

"Jimbo" <> wrote in message
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> Please help:
>
> Domain1 consists of 2 NT 4 Servers, one a PDC and one a BDC. There are 8
> Workstations in the domain.
>
> The IP range is from 192.1.165.1 to 192.1.165.255.
> The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
> The Default Gateway is 192.1.165.X (this is a router interface).
>
> Although DNS is employed on the network, it is supplied by another part of
> the company and is used purely for internet name resolution. There are no
> entries for any of the devices in DNS. Name resolution is done via the
HOST
> and ALMOST files.
>
> Domain1 has expanded to another site and is on a different subnet:
>
> The IP range is from 192.1.166.1 to 192.1.166.255.
> The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
> The Default Gateway is 192.1.166.X (this is a router interface).
>
> 15 Windows XP professional workstations are to be connected to Domain1.
>
> The problem:
>
> From one of the XP devices you can ping both Default Gateways and the
Domain
> controller. However when you try to join the domain an error message comes
> back saying "the domain "Domain1" cant be contacted, either it is not
> available or does not exist" (or word to that effect).
>
> There is an entry in LMHOST file on the XP box's:
>
> 192.1.165.XX SERVER1 #PRE #DOMOMAIN1
>
> Having looked on other newsgroups one possible problem may be that a route
> has not been set-up on the routers to enable the two subnets to
communicate.
> If this is so, can I check this from the XP workstations ? (the routers
are
> managed by a third party)
>
> Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated
>
> TIA
>
> Jim
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