Cannot add Windows 7 PC to domain. Get the following message. An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DC in the domain being joined has failed.

Anonymous
2009-11-10T19:41:01+00:00

When trying to add a new Windows 7 machine to a network I get the following error message..."An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DC in the domain being joined has failed. Please verify this client is configured to reach a DNS server that can resolve DNS names in the target domain."  I don't have any problems adding XP machines to the domain and not sure why I can't add a Windows 7 machine.  I am able to get on the internet on the Windows 7 PC but can't add it to the domain.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Anonymous
2009-11-16T17:42:34+00:00

We finally got the computer to join the domain by doing the following:  in the network adapter IP 4 properties, set the DNS ip address to that of the domain controller, NOT the DNS.  Then went back to the computer properties to add the computer to the domain, it was added succesfully.  After rebooting the machine and logging into the domain account, go back to the IP 4 properties and reset the DNS to automatically get the ip address.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-05-09T04:50:33+00:00

    i am using windows 7 professional pc's and windows 2008 r2 enterprise  server, i tried the steps what you told but it didn't work, i am able to connect the xp machines but unable to connect windows 7 machines, please tell me a solution as early as possible

    thanks in advance

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-04-26T01:30:37+00:00

    excuse me but what is the domain controller. how do i find out what my domain controller address is?

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-03-21T10:47:07+00:00

    I found the resolution for me was as simple as restarting the server's DNS Server service, somehow it had corrupted somewhere along the line!

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-02-09T20:17:40+00:00

    DNS server in your scope set to 127.0.0.1?

    Which means the client is looking at itself... Set the DNS servers in the scope to the IP address of the server. :)

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