I have AD authentication working.  However, User appear to have to add the domain information to their login.  This doesn't seem right.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  the next question is; Is there a way to configure the general user login to always authenticate against AD and have a special url for the dnn accounts?

I have an instance of 4.08.03 w/ AD version .03. 

Mike,

Thank you for the input.  I have the scenario where ALL my users are external Intranet users ( www.cl-p.com, www.nu.com, www.wmeco.com, www.psnh.com ) and the dnn login is of little use to our users.  I already tried removing the dnn authentication and just left AD. ( that didn't go so well ).   Is there a way to use only AD?  If so can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks again.

Actually,  I disabled it in Host->Host Settings [ Authentication ]  I unchecked the dnn authentiction module and left the active directory enabled.  The result was: Logins -didn't work w/ the AD accounts.  Forgot Password- worked, Register - appeared to work but never created an AD account only a dnn user(?).

For whatever reason when I set it the other way ( Admin->Authentication)  It throws an error (see bellow) but, the results are the same as above, also I cannot figure out how to login for admin/host :

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   DotNetNuke.Authentication.ActiveDirectory.ADSI.Utilities.AddADSIPath(String Path, Path ADSIPath) +9
   DotNetNuke.Authentication.ActiveDirectory.ADSI.Utilities.GetRootEntry(Path ADSIPath) +37
   DotNetNuke.Authentication.ActiveDirectory.ADSI.ADSIProvider.GetNetworkStatus() +238
   DotNetNuke.Authentication.ActiveDirectory.Settings.UpdateSettings() +623

[ModuleLoadException: Error:  is currently unavailable.]
   DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.Exceptions.ProcessModuleLoadException(String FriendlyMessage, PortalModuleBase ctrlModule, Exception exc, Boolean DisplayErrorMessage) +481
   DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.Exceptions.ProcessModuleLoadException(PortalModuleBase ctrlModule, Exception exc, Boolean DisplayErrorMessage) +122
   DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.Exceptions.ProcessModuleLoadException(PortalModuleBase ctrlModule, Exception exc) +7
   DotNetNuke.Authentication.ActiveDirectory.Settings.UpdateSettings() +1727
   DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.Authentication.Authentication.cmdUpdate_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) +79
   DotNetNuke.UI.WebControls.CommandButton.RaiseClick(Object sender, EventArgs e) +20
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.OnClick(EventArgs e) +90
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +76
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +7
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +11
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +177
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1746

[PageLoadException: Error:  is currently unavailable.]
   DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.Exceptions.ProcessPageLoadException(Exception exc, String URL) +376
   DotNetNuke.Framework.PageBase.Page_Error(Object Source, EventArgs e) +481
   System.Web.UI.TemplateControl.OnError(EventArgs e) +2085460
   System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e) +71
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +7341
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +213
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest() +86
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestWithNoAssert(HttpContext context) +18
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) +49
   ASP.default_aspx.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) +4
   System.Web.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +358
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +64