RE: client logon with more than 1 DC

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From: Allen Firouz (AllenFirouz_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/21/05 

Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 08:37:02 -0800

Hi Normail:

this question comes up in these board over and again. I am reposting an
answer that was given by Tomasz Onzyszko [MVP] a few days ago. It is well
stated:

...it is not possible on the client side - what You can try to do
is to modify server priority in the DNS SRV records for this DC:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/distrib/dsbc_nar_sdns.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/distrib/dsbc_nar_jevl.asp

Client should try to contact DC with the lowest priority

To force DC to register with specified priority in DNS see this tip:
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBK/tip5100/rh5162.htm

-Allen Firouz [MentalFloss]

"nomail" wrote:

> Hi There !
>
> I've 3 w2k3standard servers in 3 different sites on a WAN. There's a
> domain and the three servers are DC.
>
> This is the problem: on clients logons are made by user on all
> servers, even the remote servers.
>
> I made this test on the same client:
> (logon)
> %LOGONSERVER%=server1 (local)
> ipconfig /flushdns
> nbtstat -R
> (restart client)
> (logon)
> %LOGONSERVER%=server2 (remote)
> ipconfig /flushdns
> nbtstat -R
> (restart client)
> (logon)
> %LOGONSERVER%=server3 (remote)
> ipconfig /flushdns
> nbtstat -R
> (restart client)
> (logon)
> %LOGONSERVER%=server1 (local)
> ipconfig /flushdns
> nbtstat -R
> (restart client)
>
> DNS and WINS server appears configured fine. Client TCP and LMHOSTS
> too. Roun Robin is disabled on all DNS servers.
>
> Any ideas ?
> Which is the way to force a client to logon on a specific DC ???
> Plz help me !!!
>
> Bye from Italy
>
>

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