Check the DNS settings on the laptop, it is probably looking at a DNS server
other than the Active Directory DNS server. It must use the AD DNS server
to log onto the network and authenticate.
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"Bill Bailey" <BillBailey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:79ED9D44-6D43-45E2-AE57-08EBA2080D88@microsoft.com...
>I have a Windows XP Pro SP2 laptop that recently joined an Active Directory
> domain. When the laptop is connected to our network in one of our
> offices, I
> have no problem logging into to the selected AD domain. However, if the
> laptop is disconnected from the network, I frequently (but not always)
> receive the following error message: "The system cannot log you on now
> because the domain DOMAIN_NAME is not available." No amount of rebooting
> will resolve the problem and logging into a local account on the machine
> and
> then attempting another log on to the DOMAIN_NAME while disconnected
> doesn't
> help. This is a critical problem because all of my programs and settings
> are
> only accessible from the DOMAIN_NAME account. Prior to the AD migration,
> I
> had no trouble logging into my DOMAIN_NAME account while disconected.
>
> Any ideas on either why this is happening or how to fix it?
>
> Thanks!
