Any ideas?

[Edu-IT]

I'm hoping somebody will be able to help me with this. I've installed Windows XP onto a machine and during setup I told Windows XP that the computer is going to be part of a domain. Now the problem is I can log in using my network username and password however it doesn't seem to be fetching permissions. Also it appears that all of the files are synchronised as when I log off I get a message about synchronisation taking place. Any ideas what I have done wrong?

[DSapseid]

Is it in the correct OU in AD? If so logon and type 'gpupdate /force' in the run box then reboot the machine.

[projector1]

ditto
just make sure the machine is in the correct OU, rebooting the pc also forces the client to recheck the GPO's for any changes.

[Edu-IT]

I'm pretty sure the computer is in the correct OU. I will try what you have suggested and let you know whether or not it works.

[Edu-IT]

I formatted the computer this morning and reinstalled Windows XP. I ran the command above however that didn't make a difference. I recreated the computer in Active Directory however now it says I cannot logon because the domain controller is down or otherwise unavailable. Does this mean I need to start from scratch again?

[FN-GM]

Have you tried a different network card? or port on the switch.

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[pallen]

Try pinging the server to ensure it can connect.

[Edu-IT]

Unfortunately I cannot change the network card. The server is up and running as I can log on from other machines.

[StewartKnight]

that sounds like a DNS error to me, either that or the IP address is screwy!

[Edu-IT]

It's working now. Thank you to those who offered advice and possible fixes.