Windows Server 2003 RPC Fails while trying to Join Domain

[spectreoflight]

Hi, I am running A Windows Server 2003 RC2 server and am trying to add
it to the domain. When I try it gives this error message, "The
following error occurred attempting to join the domain "xxxxxxx": The
remote procedure call failed and did not execute." We have 4 physical
sites and among them we have 1 primary domain controller and 3
secondary domain controllers. I am having this problem at one of the
secondary sites. We also run ISA Server 2004 to filter our Thin
Clients through from the different sites. The site where i am trying
to join this server to the domain is the same site where the ISA
server is running on the secondary DC there. I had no trouble adding a
few Windows XP machines to the domain. Any ideas as to what might
cause this? Thanks for any help.

[Nightlegend]

Be sure to disable all the RPC filters on the ISA server.
"spectreoflight" <rncota@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ecd45aee-a281-42a3-ae4e-68ca4e862281@l1g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi, I am running A Windows Server 2003 RC2 server and am trying to add
> it to the domain. When I try it gives this error message, "The
> following error occurred attempting to join the domain "xxxxxxx": The
> remote procedure call failed and did not execute." We have 4 physical
> sites and among them we have 1 primary domain controller and 3
> secondary domain controllers. I am having this problem at one of the
> secondary sites. We also run ISA Server 2004 to filter our Thin
> Clients through from the different sites. The site where i am trying
> to join this server to the domain is the same site where the ISA
> server is running on the secondary DC there. I had no trouble adding a
> few Windows XP machines to the domain. Any ideas as to what might
> cause this? Thanks for any help.
>

[spectreoflight]

I checked the ISA server and removed any filters that were in place, I
still get that error though.

[spectreoflight]

any more ideas on this?

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello spectreoflight,

Check that the machine is only pointing to the internal dns server.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> any more ideas on this?
>

[Joan]

I have encoutered the same problem.

The solution in my case:

Save isa server current configuration and uninstall.
Reinstall isa server 2004.
Restore the configuration.

Try to join domain.

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To replay this error:

Install ISA Server in standalone 2003 server.
Configure your access rules.
Promote the server to domain controler.
Try to join a new computer to domain.

Et Voila !!! RPC Error