How to Troubleshoot the NetID Component in Windows 2000 (228805)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q228805
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

You can use the Network Identification tab in the System tool in Control Panel to configure workstation or member server NetBIOS names and domain membership. This is also referred to as NetID.

The article describes how to troubleshoot NetID issues.

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To enable logging of the NetID component:
  1. Install the "checked" build of the Netid.dll file in the System32 folder.
  2. Add or change the following registry value

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdminDebug\NetID

    to a REG_DWORD value of 0xFF0003.

    The 0xFF0003 value provides full logging to a file and to debugger output of all NetID operations. The log file is named %SystemRoot%\Debug\Netid.log.

    The DWORD value is a bit mask. The high word is a mask of logging levels:

    • 0x0002 - Trace constructor and destructor calls
    • 0x0004 - Trace AddRef and Release calls
    • 0x0008 - Trace function entry and exit
    • 0x0010 - Output trace messages
    • 0x0020 - Output log header with build and time stamp
    • 0x0040 - Capture the call stack for each invocation of operator new
    The low word is a mask of output options:

    • 0x0001 - Output to file in the %SystemRoot%\Debug folder
    • 0x0002 - Output to debugger (OutputDebugString)

Registry Keys for NetID

The following registry keys are used by the NetID component:
  • HKLM\SYSTEN\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ActiveComputerName

    Contains the current NetBIOS computer name.
  • HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName

    Contains the NetBIOS computer name that the computer will acquire the next time it is started.
  • HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters

    Contains the following values:

    • Hostname: The current host name (short computer name) of the computer.
    • NV Hostname: The host name the computer will take when it is restarted.
    • Domain: The current DNS domain name of the computer. This value may be empty or not present. The full computer name is Hostname + "." + Domain.
    • NV Domain: The DNS domain name that the computer will use when it is restarted. After the computer is restarted, the full computer name will be NV Hostname + "." + NV Domain.
    • SyncDomainWithMembership: If not present or if non-zero, the DNS domain name value will be changed when the computer joins a Microsoft Windows NT domain. The name will be that of the DNS domain name of the domain.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/23/2004
Keywords:kbenv kbinfo kbtshoot KB228805
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