wait for network to join the domain using netdom

[KMT]

Hello everyone!

I've got a bit of problem. when i want to join domain during guirunonce section, windows xp won't wait for network. so my net dom command can't run properly. Is there anyone know slove this? I use sysprep and wsname to rename the name according to mac address. then machine restart. login automactically. but due to nature of xp, it will load the shell before networking is ready. that's where i stuck. i try using gp to disable fast login. any idea?

[cluberti]

Try using a runonceex string of commands to join the domain, and use the following vbscript before you run your .cmd that joins the domain to determine network access is available before running the .cmd:

Dim sTestPath
Dim intCount

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objVolatileEnv = objShell.Environment("VOLATILE")

' An UNC path here that will be available when network connection is in place
sTestPath = "\\server\share"
intCount = 1

' test on volatile environment variable to avoid running script
If Not objVolatileEnv("LogonScript") = "Done" Then

   Do Until objFSO.FolderExists(sTestPath)
	' sleep 5 seconds
	 WScript.Sleep 5000
	 intCount = intCount + 1
	 If intCount = 240 Then
	MsgBox "Unable to connect to network share for 20 minutes.  Please notify your network administrator."
	Exit Do
	 End If
   Loop

   ' share/folder available on server now, so continue

End If

Once the vbscript detects that it can access "\\server\share", it exits and the next command in your RunOnceEx key gets executed. Very simple script, but yet very powerful (especially for RIS or network installations).

Edited December 22, 2005 by cluberti

[KMT]

Thank you very much for your quick reply. I will try it out today. I will let you know the result.

[KMT]

That worked like magic for me. I just reduce the wait time to 1 minute.

Thank you very much indeed!!!!!!

[Sonic]

I use in my batch this code (a bit poor but works)

@echo off
rem Define the time to wait ...
set x=4
echo Waiting the network ...
ping 127.0.0.1 -n x >NUL
(rest of code)

cluberti's solution is more professionnal

Edited December 22, 2005 by sonic

[mls15000]

I put a sleep command in my batch file for 90 seconds while the workstation service starts completely.

Echo.
Echo Waiting 90 seconds for the Workstation Service to start...
Echo.

Sleep 90

Echo =======================================
Echo Joining computer to mydomain Domain, please standby...
Echo =======================================
ECHO. >>%systemroot%\setuplog1.log

netdom join %ComputerName% /domain:mydomain /userd:mydomain\user1 /passwordd:4password111

[KMT]

Thank you all for your advice. I used the vbscript in my image. Now my image deployment is automatic apart from little problem related to Nlite. When I install my template pc, I used nlited xp pro sp2 integrated with office2k3, acrobat reader, winrar,java and some other programs. After I sysprep my image, during minisetup, I received the error message c_xxxx.nls file missing. When I put the file in i386 folder in sysprep folder, I received more missing fon file errors. If I click on cancel in the first place it goes on like nothing happened. After networking installation stage, another dll file missing error again. Apart from those errors, the rest is fine. If I use normal OS CD, no error messages appear. I searched in the forum. I found someone say copy i386 folder and change 2 registry keys. But if I copy i386 folder, my image will be huge. Any idea!

[cluberti]

I'm not sure there's any other way to do it, short of using a different deployment method such as RIS (or riprep). Have you tried replacing those .dll files until you get no errors during installation, or does the installation always complain about missing files no matter what you replace?

[KMT]

Sorry for my delay! The more I put missing files, the more it ask. Thank you cluberti.

[BoardBabe]

I'm currently running the network setup wizard with autoit at the end of setup, it works like a charm! It also sets up my machine for file and printer sharing...

[dahvaio]

Sorry for my delay! The more I put missing files, the more it ask. Thank you cluberti.

You need to burn the CD with the "DISC AT ONCE" and not "TRACK AT ONCE". I don't know why the install does this but it does..

[KMT]

Thanks Dahvaio. I will try after X'mas. Merry X'mas to you all.

[KMT]

I try with burn disk at once. But had same problem. Help!

[dahvaio]

I have done some more testing and on a disc that I burned with Disc At Once, worked flawlessy, then had some errors, worked flawlessly, and it still has worked...

I also burn at 4X just to make sure, but that is an odd error. For me, the CD's I burned faster 52X had a greater rate of the error message. It was always a different file... I am not sure what else you can do, except burn slower... because I cannot always replicate the issue.

It has to do with the Laser, CD-R, or HD.... it is one of those variables that is causing it... You could try different CD-R's...