Re: second domain controller
From: idsi (santhosh_at_idsigis.com)
Date: 08/31/04
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:52:09 -0700
The clients are windows 2000 professional and XP
Professional
>-----Original Message-----
>Are the clients Pre-Win2k?
>
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>Regards
>Christoffer Andersson
>Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>
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>"Idsi" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i
meddelandet
>news:01ca01c48f8a$893f91c0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Yes the servers and client have the dns entries of both
>> the servers.
>> appreciate a quick response
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Are both the first and second controller listed as DNS
>> Servers at the
>> >clients and other servers.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Regards
>> >Christoffer Andersson
>> >Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>> >
>> >No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup
>> >------------------------------------------------
>> >http://www.chrisse.se - Active Directory Tips
>> >
>> >"idsi" <santhosh@idsigis.com> skrev i meddelandet
>> >news:392101c48f88$639a3030$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> My Scenario:
>> >>
>> >> I installed my first domain controller ( Windows 2003
>> >> Standard Edition )with AD, DNS and DHCP.
>> >> Then i installed Windows 2003 standard edition on
>> another
>> >> computer then used the wizard to add the AD role and
to
>> >> have this second computer as the additional domain
>> >> controller. Once i had done that during login i was
>> >> prompted to login to the first server ( so i thought
it
>> >> was good ). Then i found that their was no DNS
settings
>> on
>> >> the second server. So i configured the DNS using the
>> >> wizard and added it as the second DNS server but by
>> coping
>> >> from the first. After that i could see all the
entries
>> of
>> >> the DNS in the first server in the second server.( I
>> >> thought now everything looks good )
>> >> The purpose of my second server was that if my first
>> >> server is down or out of network, the second server
>> should
>> >> have the same functionality of the first server.
>> >>
>> >> Problem:
>> >> Once i shut down my first server
>> >> Some clients couldn't get authenticated from the
second
>> >> server, but some get authenticated. Even if they get
>> >> authenticated they couldnot use any LAN resources.
>> >> In the second server i noticed that Active Directory
>> users
>> >> and computers cant be accessed.
>> >> What am i doing wrong?
>> >> Appreciate a quick response
>> >> I have DHCP running only in the first server.
>> >> But i have given static ips to both the first and
second
>> >> server.
>> >> So i am still wondering whether i did something wrong
>> >> during the AD installation or DNS in the secondary
>> server.
>> >> I also checked the Global catalog under NTDS Settings
>> for
>> >> the second server under Active Directroy Sites and
>> >> Services.
>> >> Actually i have a very small network and i really
dont
>> >> require a dhcp.
>> >> I have all my local users using a static ip (
private )
>> >> Domain name is not a public domain name.
>> >>
>> >> when i do a ipconfig/all on my clients i could see
both
>> >> the ips listed under DNS
>> >>
>> >> My clients can get authenticated to get into windows
>> when
>> >> the first server is down. But they cant access any
>> >> resources on the lan, not even connect to the second
>> >> server ( but can be pinged to the server ). One
thing i
>> >> noticed is that if i login as local administrator in
the
>> >> client machine then i am able to access the
resources on
>> >> the second server or any client machine which has
logged
>> >> in as local administrator. But if i try to map any
drive
>> >> of any other lan resources, it doesn't get
authenticated
>> >> with any of the domain users.
>> >> Also i noticed that in the second server if i try to
>> >> access Active directory Sites and Services then it
gives
>> >> an error - Naming information cannot be located
>> because:
>> >> The specified domain either does not exists or could
not
>> >> be contacted. Contact your administrator to verify
that
>> >> your domain is properly configured and is currently
>> online.
>> >>
>> >> What all tests and configurations i should do on the
>> >> second server to ensure that it was installed
properly
>> to
>> >> serve as a back up server when the first server is
down.
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
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