Re: Multple Domain Controllers at remote sites

"only secure updates" is ok.
Run the SET command on a client computer and check the LOGON SERVER env
variable to see the authenticating domain controller.

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"Gabble Ratchet" <GabbleRatchet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Andrei

Yes, the remote site DC's are DNS servers. The DNS zone in the forward
lookup zone is Active Directory Integrated and is set to 'Yes' to allow
dynamic updates. I've noticed in the reverse lookup zones that 'Allow
dynamic
updates' is set to 'only secure updates'. I'm not sure if that's
significant
??

Gary

"Andrei Ungureanu [MVP]" wrote:

Please check if the DCs from the remote sites are DNS servers. Your dns
zone
should be Active Directory Integrated so that it can replicate to all
domain
controllers, and it should support dynamic updates.

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"Gabble Ratchet" <GabbleRatchet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Andrei

I've run a netdiag.exe on a client machine and noticed this error in
the
log;

Expected registration with PDN (primary DNS domain name):
Hostname: abc.def.ghi.jkl
[WARNING] Cannot find a primaryauthoritative DNS server for the name
'abc.def.ghi.jkl...'. [ERROR_INVALID_NAME]
The name 'abc.def.ghi.jkl...' may not be registered in DNS.
Expected registration with adapter's DNS Domain Name:
Hostname: abc.def.ghi.jkl
Registration with adapters DNS domain name is disabled.

I guess this is significant ?? I've looked in the 'Advanced TCP/IP
settings
window' and confirmed that 'Register this connections address in DNS'
is
checked. Something else not configured ??

Many thanks for your assistance

Gary

"Andrei Ungureanu [MVP]" wrote:

tell me something about your DNS settings... The clients must be able
to
contact a DNS server authoritative for your domain zone so that they
can
find the DC responsible for their site.
Also some event id errors from the DCs and clients may help.

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"Gabble Ratchet" <GabbleRatchet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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The DC's were already GC's (i didn't realise). Must be some other
issue
??

Regards

Gary

"Gabble Ratchet" wrote:

Thanks Andrei,

I didn't know that. I'll give it a go!

Gary

"Andrei Ungureanu" wrote:

you've forgot to make those DCs Global Catalogs.
You'll need at least one GC per site for logon to work.
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"Gabble Ratchet" <GabbleRatchet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
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Hello

I have several w2k servers located at various remote sites
within
my
domain
and have installed a domain controller at each location. I
hoped
that
would
allow users located at these sites to still be able to log on
locally
if
the
network link went down. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to
work.
As
soon
as
the network link drops the users at that remote site are unable
to
log on.
Seems to defeat the object of having DC's at these sites.

Have I missed configured something, somewhere ?? Perhaps during
the
DCPROMO
wizard ??

Thanks for the help

Gary











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