Re: Active Directory Controllers?

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From: Matt (matth+newsgroups_at_matthoppes.org)
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 07:29:11 -0400

Cary,
There was no link attached.

To answer the other person...
If I'm ON the domain I can not map a drive.... I get the 'no domain
controllers are available to validate your logon request' message.
If I'm OFF the domain I can map drives just fine...

same ip setup.

Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP] wrote:
> This might be the link to the paper that you need....as per Paul's
> suggestion.
>
> HTH,
>
> Cary
>
> "Matt" <matth+newsgroups@matthoppes.org> wrote in message
> news:c6m4ik03h8@enews4.newsguy.com...
>
>>Here's what our network looks like:
>>
>>
>>
>>FIREWALL 1:
>>Outside: 63.174.x.x network (OUTSIDE)
>>AD Controllers: 10.200.1.x network (DMZ)
>>Clients: 172.16.1.x network (INTERNAL)
>>
>>FIREWALL 2:
>>Outside: 63.174.x.x network (OUTSIDE)
>>Clients: 10.200.1.x network (DMZ)
>>
>>We are trying to get the clients from behind firewall2 to behind the
>>INTERNAL of firewall1. The issue is that right now they are able to
>>authenticate and all is happy. They go from firewall2 to firewall 1
>>across the outside interfaces and then through a map to the DMZ to get
>>to the AD controllers.
>>
>>When I try to move the clients behind the INTERNAL on FIREWALL1 I get
>>'No domain controllers are available to service your login request'.
>>I have a hosts file in place for the two domain controllers and have a
>>map going across from 172.16.1.x to 10.200.1.x. I can ping the DCs.
>>If I'm on a machine NOT on the domain I can connect to the DCs via
>>filesharing and their 172.16.1.x map. however, if I try that same thing
>>with a machine on the domain behind the INTERNAL I get the 'no domain
>>controller' message.
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>
>
>

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