Re: Floating Computer between domains



Don't make your DC a multihomed DC.
Place an additional router between these two subnets, and you have 2 options:
1 - If you want to allow communications between the 2 DCs, create in each DC a persistent route that forces the use of the unrestricted router.
2 - If you want to allow DCs and clients to comunicate with the other subnet, just configure the existing router to redirect requests to the additional router to the required subnet.

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I hope that the information above helps you
Good Luck

Jorge Silva

MCSA + Exchange + MSCE
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"JoshG" <Inbilla@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1165183259.366779.28320@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ok, thats what I thought,
In that case, can I simply put a second network card into the domain
controllers so that they can communicate with eachother over a
dedicated subnet, that way only the domain controllers could
communicate with eachother, all other machines in the respective
networks would have to talk to the domain controller that is connected
to their subnet.

Does this work? Or do all the domain controllers have to be able to see
all computers in the domains?

Thanks guys

--Josh

On Dec 1, 3:58 pm, "JoshG" <Inbi...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
These two networks are PHYSICALLY DISCONNECTED.

so the two forests cannot communicate with eachother. the reason for
this is that the system that runs on these computers uses ethernet
broadcast methods to preform it's work and cannot be allowed to
interfer with the other instance of the system. (not my design, and I
can't do anything about this). So perhaps if I need to setup a trust,
could I install another NIC into the domain controller on isolated
network, and then allow it to talk to the DC on the other network...
Would this work allowing the two DC's to communicate with eachother?
Could I then make this interfacing domain controller a part of the set
for the main domain?

Joe Richards [MVP] wrote:
> When you say two different networks, do you mean physically
> disconnected? I.E. The forests cannot communicate with each other? If
> they are connected and can communicate, then you can set up a trust. If
> not you are in a bit of a spot. Assuming the latter, I would set this > up
> by running Virtual PC or VMWare workstation on the laptop. Then I would
> load another copy of the OS in a guest VM and that would be used for
> talking to one domain. The main laptop would be used for talking to
> another domain.

> I do something like this for work only the laptop itself isn't in any
> domain, I run VPC and any customers I deal with that I need to work on
> their network, I set up a VM for each of them and I use that VM
> exclusively when working on their stuff. I also have a VM for talking > to
> my company network I work for.

> joe


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