Domain Trust Relationship Cannot be Created

ID: Q197808

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft BackOffice Server versions 4.0, 4.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to establish a trust relationship between two domains that do not replicate their respective Microsoft Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) databases, you receive the following error message:

Could not find domain controller for this domain

CAUSE

This behavior may occur if a primary domain controller (PDC) cannot resolve another PDC's <Domain name\0x1b> entry through WINS.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, you can create an LMHOSTS file on both primary domain controllers to provide cross-domain name resolution capability. Each file must contain the TCP/IP address and <Domain name\0x1b> entry for the opposite controller. For information on creating the LMHOSTS file, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

Q180094 How to Write an LMHOSTS File for Domain Validation

After you create the LMHOSTS files, use the NBTSTAT -R command to preload the entries into cache.

It is recommended that you also verify that the LMHOSTS lookup function is enabled. You can do this by clicking Start, pointing to Settings, clicking Control Panel, and then double-clicking Network. Click the Protocols tab, double-click TCP/IP Protocol, click the WINS Address tab, and then click to select the Enable LMHOSTS Lookup check box. Click OK, and then click Close.

Keywords : kbnetwork
Version : WinNT:3.51,4.0,4.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb