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I have two machines (virtualBox) set up with Windows Server 2008 on both. One of them is set up as a Domain Controller. The other server has SQL 2008 running and I am trying to join this instance with the Domain. The error that I keep getting is:

An Active Directory Domain Controller (AD DC) could not be contacted. .....

Can anyone help me out on this issue? I am new to Active Directory, so finding it difficult to figure out what is going on. My guess is that it is something very rudimentary. I will appreciate any help.

Just because the machines are running under VirtualBox, it does not mean that this is a VirtualBox question. It is a straight AD question and should be posted in a Windows Server AD forum.

Hint. The server should be in the same network and the same IP subnet as the DC and use the DC for DNS.

BillG wrote:Just because the machines are running under VirtualBox, it does not mean that this is a VirtualBox question. It is a straight AD question and should be posted in a Windows Server AD forum.

Hint. The server should be in the same network and the same IP subnet as the DC and use the DC for DNS.

OK. Thanks for the Hint.