When attempting to join a computer to a domain using workstation updater you receive error 1355. This error means that the specified domain does not exist or is not contactable.
Network resolution problem
This is almost always a network resolution issue between the computer to be moved and the target domain. In short, a WINS or DNS issue. To troubleshoot use the following commands:
1- NSLOOKUP of the FQDN (fully qualified domain name) of the target domain (domain.com) <- verify the IP address returned is correct (from the computer to be moved)
2- NSLOOKUP of the target Domain Controller <- verify the IP address returned is correct (from the computer to be moved)
3- PING the NETBIOS domain name (domain) <- verify the IP address returned is correct (from the computer to be moved)
4- PING the Domain Controller name <- verify the IP address returned is correct (from the computer to be moved)
5- Try adding the computer to the domain manually or via the NETDOM command. For example: "Netdom join TestComputerName /domain:TestDomain /OU:CN=Computers,DC=Testdomain /userd:MyuserID /pd:MyPassword /reboot"
In short confirm WINS and DNS are correctly configured at the server and client level.
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