Re: Point workstation to a particular DC

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From: Aftab Siddiqi (aftabs_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/16/04 

Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 12:37:48 +0500

Creating Sites should solve this problem, right Jerold?

Aftab Siddiqi,
DWP Group Islamabad.

"Suma" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:%23EfFR0vsEHA.2560@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Jerold,
>
> So how many workstations can a DC handle? I'm just concerned with
flooding
> our T1s that's why it seemed logical to isolate authentication to local
DCs.
>
> Suma
>
> "Jerold Schulman" <Jerry@jsiinc.com> wrote in message
> news:3bd0n0lr2psegln4m553smc5c8qcftd7sh@4ax.com...
> > On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:27:03 -0700, "Suma" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >
> > >When I join a workstation with a Domain, is it possible to set the
> > >workstation to authenticate to a specific DC? If I have a DC in
location
> A
> > >and another DC in location B, I want workstation A to only contact DC A
> and
> > >not B.
> > >
> > >Thank you,
> > >
> > >Suma
> > >
> >
> > The only way that DC B can authenticate WS A is if DC A doesn't respond
> before
> > DC B.
> >
> > This shouldn't happen, unless DC A is too busy.
> >
> > Make at least one DC in each site a Global Catalog Server.
> > See tip 7370 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com
> >
> > FYI, See tips 4527 and 8537.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jerold Schulman
> > Windows: General MVP
> > JSI, Inc.
> > http://www.jsiinc.com
>
>