Originally Posted by David
Yes, all workstations were connected to the domain via \\10.0.1.128\connect

David,

I am not sure how you are connecting to the domain. If that is the command you used, none of your computers would be on the domain. At least not correctly.

\\10.0.1.128\connect is a share name that would only work if there were a folder named "connect"

http://connect is a DNS Cname in the DNS management console under your domain which takes you to an asp (scripted) web page

The biggest problems you will have with DNS issues will be connectivity, and, if you have not joined your clients using http://connect which allows the scripted web page to run a wizard, you will have DNS issues forever.

My strong recommendation would be to take all of the computers off the domain and change them to workgroups. Once this is done, you will be able to join each computer to the domain correctly. Under the Computer Name tab in properties of My Computer, click change, then select Workgroup and use Workgroup or Home or whatever as the Workgroup name. Select OK, and it will need a username and password after which it will require a reboot.

Afterward, the following steps are not completely necessary, but I always do them anyway. This is for SBS 2003 and 2008, but should be the same for 2011.

Go to: C:\Program Files\Windows Small Business Server and delete the SBS folder.

Go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Small Business Server and delete that key.

Now, make SURE that your network settings are set for DHCP and is not set for static.

Now you are ready to connect to the domain.

Open an I.E. browser and type http://connect in the address field. This will open the web field, which is now easy to follow.

A few addresses below:

http://blog.ronnypot.nl/?p=593

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/showcase/details.aspx?uuid=fb9ed24b-0f5e-40c5-8683-5fc2773025ab


Bert
Pediatrics
Brewer, Maine