Re: Windows 2000 cross forest trust setup

Excellent news, I'm glad you got it sorted out.

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"Arcom" <Arcom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B1AB828A-27EC-4359-A5D8-97B71C870879@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks for the help Richard. Instead of using WINS I went the DNS route
> instead. I setup a secondary zone for the target domain on the souce
> domain's
> DNS servers and vice versa. Once that was setup, the trust worked great. I
> assume the trust creation process makes use of the AD service records in
> the
> DNS zones and having them host a secondary copy of the domain they are
> trying
> to trust fixed the name resolution issues.
>
> "Richard G. Harper" wrote:
>
>> WINS will probably be necessary - I have found that it usually clears up
>> any
>> cross-forest and cross-range name resolution problems.
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@xxxxxxxxx
>> * In fond memory ... Alex, you shall be sorely missed
>> * http://www.aumha.org/alex.htm
>>
>>
>> "Arcom" <Arcom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:4865E1A0-3376-4F43-99B5-AB5E0051A9BB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Ive tried setting up a trust relationship between 2 Windows 2000
>> > forests
>> > to
>> > no avail. I keep getting the "domain cannot be contacted" error
>> > message.
>> > This
>> > generally means name resolution problems but I added an entry for the
>> > target
>> > DC in DNS can can resolve the name. I do not use WINS and hope not to
>> > if
>> > possible. Any idea's of where to go from here? Do I have to create a
>> > new
>> > zone
>> > for the target domain on my DNS servers?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>


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