Problem with XP & Win2K joining NT4.0 Domain Server

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I run an NT4.0 Domain Server, but in the last few days, i cannot join an XP client to the domain, error "Your computer could not be joined to the domain because the following error has occurred: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.
Previously XP & Win2K join domain easily.

 

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The new users can not logon to the domain

Q: I have a XP Pro can logon to the domain using the account who was used to setup and join the domain. However, I can't use any other user accounts to logon even they have Administrator role and receive DOMAINNAME is not available message.

A: This sounds like DNS issue. It seems to me that the setup username account uses the cached credentials to logon without accessing the DNS. However, the other users who haven't created the cached credentials can't logon without the correct DNS.


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