When I try to join my new server to my existing domain I get the following error: "An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DC in the domain being joined has failed. Please verify this client is configured to reach a DNS server that can resove DNS names in the target domain." I have tried all of the following already: Successfully pinged the domain controller. Ping the new server from the domain controller by IP address and by DNS name. Ping the DC server from the new server by IP address and by DNS name. Changed the network to DHCP (it was originally static). No joy as static or DHCP. Turned off all firewall settings. Added the domain name to 'hosts' file. Added the server name of the primary domain controller to the 'hosts' file in the new server. Any ideas? Thanks in advance for any help! Jim Update: With help from J. Brian Kelly (Thanks) I have managed to narrow down the problem to a DNS issue. Specifically, UDP/53 packets are being sent (they are seen in Network Monitor), but are not getting to the DNS server. But, I do not yet know why. Update: The quested output from IPCONFIG for the HyperV host and the virtual machine. IPCONFIG from HyperV Server Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : HYPER Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : sfi-wfc.com Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : sfi-wfc.com Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Primary Network Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-48-CA-CC-7A DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::cd16:3ac2:3d4f:e275%679(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.1(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.10 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : -1476382648 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-10-20-E9-00-30-48-CA-CC-7A DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.5 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : sfi Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Network Connection #2 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-48-CA-CC-7B DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPCONFIG from Virtual Machine Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DB Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : sfi Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : sfi Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Virtual Machine Bus Network Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-15-5D-66-03-02 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.128(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 29, 2009 10:44:45 AM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, September 01, 2009 3:08:33 PM Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.10 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.5 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.102.5 Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.5 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 8: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : sfi Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.sfi Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes