A domain controller for the domain could not be contacted dns error message

Normally, "domain controller for the domain could not be contacted dns " error occurs when a DNS client machine tries join a domain.

The following are the possible reasons for "domain controller for the domain could not be contacted dns " error.

1. Assume the domain is blogger.com on a DNS server machine say windows 2003 and domain user account is "blogger", Domain Controller IP is 192.168.1.100 , host name is DNSServer and FQDN is DNSServer.blogger.com and client ip 192.1681.200

2. First check the administrator or domain user account blogger(with admin privileges) password on both DNS server and on the DNS client.
3. if 1 succeeds, Check DNS client is able to ping any of Domain Controller IP, host name or (Fully qualified Domain Name) FQDN.

if this fails, set the network connections dns server to DC's IP as shown below

4. If 2 succeeds, Check the DC can ping the DNS Client by IP and host name but not FQDN.

5. Check nslookup command on both servers works fine.

6. Check No firewall, IPSec and any security software on both servers except anti-virus software is running.

7. Check No errors in DNS and System Event viewer on both servers.

8. Check DNS client server hasn't registered HOST A record on DNS.
9. Check DHCP Client service is running. if possible stop and start DHCP client service using the command net stop/start dnsclient.