A. This situation is a good example of a relatively easy task in NT 4.0 that has become a hidden and difficult task in Win2K. Let's start with the IP address problem. You can get the error message you refer to even when you simply move the NIC from one PCI slot to another. To do away with the annoying message, you must delete the old NIC from Win2K Device Manager. Open a command-prompt window and enter the commands
set devmgr_show_nonpresent_ devices=1 start devmgmt.msc
The first command permits Device Manager to show phantom devices; the second command launches Device Manager. From Device Manager's menu bar, select View, Show hidden devices. Expand the Network Adapter node, and delete the old adapter.
As for the inability to join the domain unless you select DHCP, several factors could be at fault. First, WINS could be responsible. Your PDC or BDC might be reading from WINS that your machine is at another IP address. Go to your BDC or PDC and try to ping the new server. If the BDC or PDC tries to ping the server at the address you assigned with DHCP, the quickest way around the problem might be to create an LMHOSTS file for the server. You should also look at the NetBIOS cache on your PDC and BDC. At the command line, type
nbtstat -c
If an entry for the new server references the DHCP-assigned IP address, you need to flush your cache. To do so, type
nbtstat -R
