Urgent Pls:Ex server can not see AD and GC

[nkamkar]

Hello all

I am installing Ex2K on a new win2k domain. It installs fine. It talks to dc which is also DNS. But as soon as the installation is over or even if I reboot, System Attendant doesn't start with the error message

From: MSExchangeDSAccess, ID 2064
Process MAD.EXE" (PID=2508). All the remote DS Servers in use are not responding.

and

from: MSExchangeSA, ID 1005
Unexpected error The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. Facility: Win32 ID no: c007054b Microsoft Exchange System Attendant occurred.

I have looked everywhere on Technet, but they only seem to refer ro dns problems. The dns seems fine, dc is fine, nothing in the logs. If there was a problem with dc or GC, then how come ex2k installs fine.

I am getting really desperate. can anybody out there help this damsel in distress?

Many thanks

 

[wyzard]

Hi,

Even though you are sure it is not DNS, and since I'm not sure what troubleshooting you have done, bear with me please.

There are two tools you should run to verify the condition of your network. Find the program DCDIAG.exe, this should be available on a windows 2000 server disk. Copy this to a temp folder and run this from the command line. I believe you need to specify a DC when you execute:

c:\temp\dcdiag /s:"dc name"

The help function will guide you on that. A report will be created in the same temp folder and will tell you what state your network is in. Second tool is netdiag, same place as dcdiag.exe and runs another set of diagnostics. Run from the temp folder and just double click on it's icon and it will also generate a report with information for you to decipher.

Also please try a ping by address, netbios, and FQDN, and if any of those fail there is a DNS issue that needs to be rectified.

Hope this helps,

Wyz