For the most part, we have standardized on the Dell USB 3.0 NIC and the Surface 
NIC.  Works for the most part.  We have not done an M3800 as we rarely have a 
Precision workstation.    Oh add to the confusing mess that sometimes you can 
get different results depending on whether you use a 2.0 or 3.0 port.

Mark Kent (MCP)
Sr. Desktop Systems Engineer
Computing & Technology Services - SUNY Buffalo State

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
Behalf Of Bazaco, Hunter
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 4:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [MDT-OSD] RE: Dell Precision M3800 Joining Domain

I'm starting to get that feeling.  The only other USB NIC's that I have handy 
are lenovo's and the bios on the M3800 seems to reject those immediately.  Even 
if I put the boot-image (to PXE boot) onto a usb stick with the lenovo driver.  
I am thinking I might need to just find some more dell USB NIC's and try those 
but this is going to end up being a mess if we decide to use these precision 
laptops more frequently.  I can't imagine telling our field engineers to just 
"keep trying different usb NICS until one works".

Thank you for your help.  Hopefully, we'll get a workaround.

Hunter Bazaco
OCIO-IS
Managed Desktop Systems Engineer
(843)792-7820 -Office
(843)670-3680 -Mobile
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>

From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kent, Mark
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 4:49 PM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [MDT-OSD] RE: Dell Precision M3800 Joining Domain



We have had that issue.  We also have 3-4 different USB NIC's.  Some models 
just seem to act stupid with different adapters.  One doesn't seem to work, we 
plunk in a different one with a different mfgr NIC (many use the Axis NIC but 
there are others out there).  Yes, it's frustrating.

Mark Kent (MCP)
Sr. Desktop Systems Engineer
Computing & Technology Services - SUNY Buffalo State

From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bazaco, Hunter
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 4:38 PM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [MDT-OSD] RE: Dell Precision M3800 Joining Domain

We actually have done that and get an IP address both in WinPE and once it 
reboots into windows.  It seems that at some point, once it reboots into 
windows, the usb adapter is literally not physically being seen by the laptop; 
unless you physically remove and re-instert the dongle.  By then, the damage is 
done; the domain is not joined and the image does not complete properly.

Hunter Bazaco
OCIO-IS
Managed Desktop Systems Engineer
(843)792-7820 -Office
(843)670-3680 -Mobile
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>

From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kent, Mark
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 4:33 PM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [MDT-OSD] RE: Dell Precision M3800 Joining Domain



The driver needs to be in both your boot image and applied to your image during 
the image processes.

Mark Kent (MCP)
Sr. Desktop Systems Engineer
Computing & Technology Services - SUNY Buffalo State

From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bazaco, Hunter
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 4:23 PM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [MDT-OSD] Dell Precision M3800 Joining Domain

I am having issues getting a Dell Precision M3800 Laptop to join the domain 
when imaging.  I am using the usb 3.0 ethernet adapter dongle that came with 
the laptop.  Has anyone else had any issues with this?

Thank you,

Hunter Bazaco
OCIO-IS
Managed Desktop Systems Engineer
(843)792-7820 -Office
(843)670-3680 -Mobile
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>


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