Can't join Vista x64 PC to domain - RPC error

I'm trying to join a Vista x64 Business SP1 PC to our W2003 domain but it's
failing every time with one of the following errors:-

"the RPC server is unavailable"

"the remote procedure call failed"

I can see the domain and can map drives to domain servers from the Vista box

I've disabled IPv6

XP PCs can join the domain with no issues

Anyone come across this?

Thanks

Peter Lawton

Few steps worth a try.....:)

Try adding the administrator account to “Enable user and computer
accounts to be trusted
for delegation" in “Default Domain Controller Policy" in Computer
configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\User
Rights Assignment

Try disabling SMB signing for both client n server

Regards

Fazal


--
Fazal

"Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message
news:OyGKu9mtIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I'm trying to join a Vista x64 Business SP1 PC to our W2003 domain but
> it's failing every time with one of the following errors:-
>
> "the RPC server is unavailable"
>
> "the remote procedure call failed"
>
> I can see the domain and can map drives to domain servers from the Vista
> box
>
> I've disabled IPv6
>
> XP PCs can join the domain with no issues
>
> Anyone come across this?
>
> Thanks

That happened to me when I was trying to use our ISP's
DNS IP addresses. When I had DHCP hand out our own
DNS Server's address, Vista joined the domain with no problem,

Tom Lake

Thanks for the suggestion

I checked with ipconfig and it's using our internal DNS server on the domain
controllers, from DHCP.

Peter Lawton

"Tom Lake" <toml_12953@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message
> news:OyGKu9mtIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I'm trying to join a Vista x64 Business SP1 PC to our W2003 domain but
>> it's failing every time with one of the following errors:-
>>
>> "the RPC server is unavailable"
>>
>> "the remote procedure call failed"
>>
>> I can see the domain and can map drives to domain servers from the Vista
>> box
>>
>> I've disabled IPv6
>>
>> XP PCs can join the domain with no issues
>>
>> Anyone come across this?
>>
>> Thanks
>
> That happened to me when I was trying to use our ISP's
> DNS IP addresses. When I had DHCP hand out our own
> DNS Server's address, Vista joined the domain with no problem,
>
> Tom Lake

Great, that worked :)

Many thanks

Peter Lawton

"Fazal" <fazalzaidi@msn.com> wrote in message
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>
> Few steps worth a try.....:)
>
> Try adding the administrator account to "Enable user and computer
> accounts to be trusted
> for delegation" in "Default Domain Controller Policy" in Computer
> configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\User
> Rights Assignment
>
> Try disabling SMB signing for both client n server
>
> Regards
>
> Fazal
>
>
> --
> Fazal

Are you running in an SBS environment? Or is there an ISA server on your
network? Either of those can cause issues. The workaround is to disable the
RPC filter if you've got ISA, and to install the updated for SBS that
supports Vista (including x64).

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the suggestion
>
> I checked with ipconfig and it's using our internal DNS server on the
> domain controllers, from DHCP.
>
> Peter Lawton
>
> "Tom Lake" <toml_12953@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:5FDD0351-888E-4A25-8049-41109632734F@microsoft.com...
>>
>>
>> "Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message
>> news:OyGKu9mtIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> I'm trying to join a Vista x64 Business SP1 PC to our W2003 domain but
>>> it's failing every time with one of the following errors:-
>>>
>>> "the RPC server is unavailable"
>>>
>>> "the remote procedure call failed"
>>>
>>> I can see the domain and can map drives to domain servers from the Vista
>>> box
>>>
>>> I've disabled IPv6
>>>
>>> XP PCs can join the domain with no issues
>>>
>>> Anyone come across this?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>> That happened to me when I was trying to use our ISP's
>> DNS IP addresses. When I had DHCP hand out our own
>> DNS Server's address, Vista joined the domain with no problem,
>>
>> Tom Lake
>

Thanks I think it was ISA causing it, disabling the RPC filter allowed it to
join the domain.

Very strange behavior, we've never had the same issue with XP or W2003, just
put it down to yet another Vista "feature" I suppose :(

Peter Lawton

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:B96B20F9-9EDF-4ED5-A2E5-E8F156D250E3@microsoft.com...
> Are you running in an SBS environment? Or is there an ISA server on your
> network? Either of those can cause issues. The workaround is to disable
> the RPC filter if you've got ISA, and to install the updated for SBS that
> supports Vista (including x64).
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message
> news:OMIGvWntIHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks for the suggestion
>>
>> I checked with ipconfig and it's using our internal DNS server on the
>> domain controllers, from DHCP.
>>
>> Peter Lawton
>>
>> "Tom Lake" <toml_12953@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:5FDD0351-888E-4A25-8049-41109632734F@microsoft.com...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message
>>> news:OyGKu9mtIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> I'm trying to join a Vista x64 Business SP1 PC to our W2003 domain but
>>>> it's failing every time with one of the following errors:-
>>>>
>>>> "the RPC server is unavailable"
>>>>
>>>> "the remote procedure call failed"
>>>>
>>>> I can see the domain and can map drives to domain servers from the
>>>> Vista box
>>>>
>>>> I've disabled IPv6
>>>>
>>>> XP PCs can join the domain with no issues
>>>>
>>>> Anyone come across this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> That happened to me when I was trying to use our ISP's
>>> DNS IP addresses. When I had DHCP hand out our own
>>> DNS Server's address, Vista joined the domain with no problem,
>>>
>>> Tom Lake
>>
>

Ha! ISA's RPC filter is the issue, and it will cause a failure on any 64-bit
client. I think I first blogged about that back in 2005.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message
news:%23sGNugYuIHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Thanks I think it was ISA causing it, disabling the RPC filter allowed it
> to join the domain.
>
> Very strange behavior, we've never had the same issue with XP or W2003,
> just put it down to yet another Vista "feature" I suppose :(
>
> Peter Lawton
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
> news:B96B20F9-9EDF-4ED5-A2E5-E8F156D250E3@microsoft.com...
>> Are you running in an SBS environment? Or is there an ISA server on your
>> network? Either of those can cause issues. The workaround is to disable
>> the RPC filter if you've got ISA, and to install the updated for SBS that
>> supports Vista (including x64).
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>>
>> "Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message
>> news:OMIGvWntIHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Thanks for the suggestion
>>>
>>> I checked with ipconfig and it's using our internal DNS server on the
>>> domain controllers, from DHCP.
>>>
>>> Peter Lawton
>>>
>>> "Tom Lake" <toml_12953@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:5FDD0351-888E-4A25-8049-41109632734F@microsoft.com...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Peter Lawton" <DevNull@fakedomain> wrote in message
>>>> news:OyGKu9mtIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I'm trying to join a Vista x64 Business SP1 PC to our W2003 domain but
>>>>> it's failing every time with one of the following errors:-
>>>>>
>>>>> "the RPC server is unavailable"
>>>>>
>>>>> "the remote procedure call failed"
>>>>>
>>>>> I can see the domain and can map drives to domain servers from the
>>>>> Vista box
>>>>>
>>>>> I've disabled IPv6
>>>>>
>>>>> XP PCs can join the domain with no issues
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone come across this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> That happened to me when I was trying to use our ISP's
>>>> DNS IP addresses. When I had DHCP hand out our own
>>>> DNS Server's address, Vista joined the domain with no problem,
>>>>
>>>> Tom Lake
>>>
>>
>