Can you tell us a bit more about your setup? You say installed "with all the
standard defaults". Of course if you installed 2 W2K servers and selected
all of the defaults during a DCPromo, you would have created two entirely
independent domains rather than a single domain with 2 DCs. So....

What is the domain name (you can use a pseudonym if your security warrants
it?
Is the second domain controller able to replicate with the 1st? (DNS, group
policy, Netlogon share, User and Computer accounts, etc?)
Does DNS resolve the domain name? (nslookup domain.local)
Are all of the FSMO roles on the first DC, or did you transfer some to the
other DC?

....kurt


"Dragon" <baadil_nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have the following setup in my lab:
>
> 2x Windows 2000 Std Servers running on HP harware
>
> Both systems are domain controllers using standard defaults in DCPromo and
> installing DNS during initial DCPromo. No changes are made to the system
> except taking default. After DCPromo DNS is installed on the secondary
> server as well.
>
> First server: DNS1 = 2ndServer, DNS2=1stServer
> Second Server = DNS1 = 1stServer, DNS2=2ndServer
>
> Now at times, when I have 2nd server shutdown and restart the 1st server,
> it is hanging at "Loading Network Configuration" screen. Sometime it may
> take up to 45 minutes before I see the login. I have tried swapping the
> DNS entries in the IP properties but I still get the same.
>
> My second issue is that I often see clients complaining "unable to find a
> domain controller" etc. I would think that I might have a network issue
> but I have the same exact setup at other locations with same issues.
> Please note that these systems do not connect to any other system or
> network (no internet either). I have also tried deleting the Dot domain
> but no success.
>
> Any ideas what I am doing wrong here?
>
> thanks.
>