Have you chose to use your DNS servers for the domain in question, rather than the campus DNS servers that are assigned with the DHCP address? -Kevin -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Oscar Castaneda Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 11:39 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MSUNAG] dhcp to domain I have a pc that has been running on dhcp for months. Today I tried to make a member of the domain. Whenever I click "Change" and select the domain that is going to join, I get an error that talks on how the domain can not be found. A friend who I happened to walk with inside of a hallway told me something about the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\lmhosts that sometimes causes problems when a computer has been in dhcp, standalone and is moved to a domain. Does any body had this problem before? any insights? -- Oscar Castaneda Michigan State University