Clients not in AD aren't discovered

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From: Kelly Bubach (Bubach_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:39:01 -0700

SMS 2003 implementation, most of our systems are in a single 2000 domain, there are a few that are in resource domains we are slowly deleting, but in the meantime I need to pick them up with SMS to manage them.

We are dealing only with Server OS here, NT4 and W2K, no "client OS" versions, hence I have limited discovery to an OU in our AD, and limited the network discovery to certain NT 4 domains that contain only Servers, mainly NT4. I have set up site boundaries with IP subnets and AD Sites for the mixed environment.

In the netdisc.log I get the following info:

AXCS13 is not in any AD Site. SMS_NETWORK_DISCOVERY 6/22/2004 12:18:03 PM 4168 (0x1048)
** DDR creation record **~Filename: F:\SMS\inboxes\ddm.box\9cz7qe0z.DDR~Device: System~Device info: NetBIOS Name AXCS13~Resource Domain OR Workgroup am-exch~Operating System Name and Version Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 4.0~~IP Addresses 130.29.152.142~IP Subnets 130.29.152.0~Resource Names AXCS13~MAC Addresses 00:D0:B7:06:ED:92 SMS_NETWORK_DISCOVERY 6/22/2004 12:18:03 PM 4168 (0x1048)
ExportDevice <130.29.152.141 255.255.255.0> SMS_NETWORK_DISCOVERY 6/22/2004 12:18:03 PM 4168 (0x1048)

I have a number of systems in 3 resources domains that i am having the same issue with, any help is appreciated. I have enabled Network Discovery (limited subnets enabled, added in the Resource Domains) , Heartbeat Discovery and AD System Discovery.