The most common errors that can afflict Windows networking systems include:
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Incorrect IP address.
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Incorrect or inconsistent netmasks.
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Incorrect router address.
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Incorrect DNS server address.
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Incorrect WINS server address.
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Use of a Network Scope setting watch out for this one!
The most common reasons for which a Windows NT/200x/XP Professional client cannot join the Samba controlled domain are:
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smb.conf does not have correct
add machine script settings.
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“root” account is not in password backend database.
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Attempt to use a user account instead of the “root” account to join a machine to the domain.
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Open connections from the workstation to the server.
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Firewall or filter configurations in place on either the client or the Samba server.
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