Re: Quick FRS question

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From: ptwilliams (ptw2001_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/06/04

  • Next message: Bob Christian: "Re: Replication via media instead of WAN" 
    Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 07:42:18 +0100

    I believe Subnet Prioritisation is on by default. If not, it is called 'Net
    Mask Ordering' in the DNS options.

    If your Dfs is going all over the place you should check, and then check
    again, your sites and subnets *are* properly configured. Bear in mind that
    if the local Dfs server is very busy, the Dfs client will go to another one.
    This would be expected behaviour, as it's better to go across the WAN than
    fail completely.

    Pull up the Windows 2000/2003 Server help and search for net mask ordering.
    That'll provide you with some details re. this. 

    -- 
Paul Williams
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"OrphicFireball" <OrphicFireball@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Could you explain how to do this?  I'm having this problem, and I have
different subnets, but 1/4 the time my computers choose a DFS root that is
in
the wrong subnet.  This is causing a lot of problems because our sites are
connected by slow T1 lines, and when it comes to installing office from the
DFS, it can go from taking 20 minutes to taking an hour and a half during
those 1 in 4 times that the computers choose the wrong DFS root.
I don't know very much about DNS, so if you could explain how to check if
subnet priority is on, and how to set up those multiple records for my
domain, it would be greatly appreciated.
"Omer maydan" wrote:
> Yes, if you have Subnet priority set on, and by default it is. what is
says,
> that if you have 4 records of Mydomain (appear as same as parent in the
> zone) with different IP's, the resolver will retrieve the Mydomain IP in
the
> relative client Subnet.
>
> -- 
>
> Omer Maydan
> MCSE, Security+
>
> "MartinHTN" <m@ht.n> wrote in message
> news:euWFNEHjEHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Hello:
> >
> > I just want to verify something. I have 3 physical sites and have them
set
> > up as 3 AD sites with the appropriate subnets and have one DC in each
> site.
> > If the clients at each site go to \\MyDomain\Netlogon, is it correct to
> say
> > that they would be directed to the closest operable DC based on their
> > subnet, which should be the DC located in their site? I don't have much
> > experience to with DFS, so does it work the same way also? This would be
> > similar to the client querying DNS during logon for the closest DC?
> >
> > Thank you.
> > -- 
> > Sincerely,
> > Martin
> >
> >
>
>
>
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