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Bill Braskey
There are endless web search results for this issue, and I have tried all the suggested fixes. Yet I still cannot join a member server to my domain.
Overview:
Problem:
When I attempt to join the member server to the domain (via Server Manager->Workgroup->Computer Name->Change->Member of: Domain...) I experience a 30 sec delay, then a pop-up box stating "The network path was not found." Interestingly, if I enter a wrong domain name or user password, I immediately get an error message withou the 30 sec delay.
I have already done the following:
What else is there to do?
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Overview:
- 2012R2 (Standard Ed.) ADDC/DNS Server
- 2012R2 (Datacenter Ed.) attempting to join as a member server
- No DHCP (all IPs configured manually)
- Wired network
Problem:
When I attempt to join the member server to the domain (via Server Manager->Workgroup->Computer Name->Change->Member of: Domain...) I experience a 30 sec delay, then a pop-up box stating "The network path was not found." Interestingly, if I enter a wrong domain name or user password, I immediately get an error message withou the 30 sec delay.
I have already done the following:
- In the ADDC machine, added the member machine's information to the list of computers
- Configured the member machine's network connection to point solely to the ADDC as the DNS server
- Successfully used RDP from the memeber server to all machines already joined to the domain, including the ADDC
- Successfully accessed shared folders from all domain-connected machines
What else is there to do?
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