dns and joining a network (WXP)

[jimmyc]

I just installed a standalone server called Server01. Active directory and dns is set up. I can ping Server01 from a laptop called work01. But I can't ping work01 from the Server01. My problem is I can't join my workstation to the domain I set up. It says the path not found. All I set was the static ip's and the sub net mask
Server01: ip-10.10.10.1
255.0.0.0.
Work01: ip-10.10.10.11
255.0.0.0

[mysterywolf]

3 questions..

1. are they on the same physical subnet? ie no router/bridge involved.
2. can you ping the ip but not the name ?
3. when you ping (and fail) the name does it at least give you back the correct ip of the destination.

from the laptop try...

tracert 10.10.10.1

this will show the route for you.