Got error 0x0000232B RCODE_NAME_ERROR while try to join a Samba domain server with Windows 8? This is because your domain name contains a dot (yes, a simple .) then Windows „thinks“ it’s an Active Directory domain and you’re not able to join the Samba domain. This is how you solve the problem:
1. Patch your registry – Download .reg file
REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManWorkstation\Parameters] "DNSNameResolutionRequired"=dword:00000000 "DomainCompatibilityMode"=dword:00000001
2. Open the properties of your NIC
3. Set a static IP and no DNS
Sometimes you have to reboot here to make step 4 work
4. Join the domain, reboot and change your NIC properties back to DHCP (automatic IP and DNS settings)
5. Done