the script i actually used was :
break on cls
$fullname = createobject("adsysteminfo").computername
? $fullname
$user = GetObject("LDAP://mvdw.nl/$fullname")
get $k
exit
(runs fine on the dc, does nothing on the laptop)
i just placed the $fullname in the original post to show what i was using.

In the mean time i installed the support tools and using ldp.exe i get the following output when connecting to connserver.mvdw.nl:

ld = ldap_open("connserver.mvdw.nl", 389);
Established connection to connserver.mvdw.nl.
Retrieving base DSA information...
Error<94>: ldap_parse_result failed: No result present in message
Getting 0 entries:
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if i do the same on the dc, i get all the nice output with info on the domain etc. and i can continue to bind to any object or the domain and browse away..