Re: PINGing the Active Directory Domain
- From: "Jorge de Almeida Pinto [MVP - DS]" <SubstituteThisWithMyFullNameSeparatedByDots@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 12:18:47 +0200
ping DOMAIN.COM uses the A record for DOMAIN.COM. Each DC in the domain by default registers that domain A record.
to know which referral is being use : DFSUTIL /PKTINFO and DFSUTIL /SPCINFO
i have just posted a blog (firts part) about the DC locator process. the second part and the third will be posted tomorrow and after tomorrow
goto: http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/default.aspx
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# Jorge de Almeida Pinto # MVP Windows Server - Directory Services
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"JD" <dopamine@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1183260124.291643.9170@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Jun 30, 10:14 am, Ryan Hanisco
<RyanHani...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
JD,
As Jorge poins out there is a lot more going on in the background. As to
connecting to the domain, to put it in a nutshell, it will try the local site
as it sees it in the DNS. If that is busy, unavailable, or doesn't respond
within a certain timeframe, it will query the next DC in the DNS list. If
there is no site for a host, it will drop to the default-first-site.
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Ryan Hanisco
MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+
Chicago, IL
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"JD" wrote:
> On Jun 29, 9:18 pm, Ryan Hanisco
> <RyanHani...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > JD,
> > Usually when doing this you will get a response from the DC holding > > the PDCe
> > role. This isn't something to worry about. If your workstations are > > finding
> > the correct site and they are _usually_ hitting th eright DC, you are > > fine.
> > --
> > Ryan Hanisco
> > MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+
> > Chicago, IL
> > Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they > > need
> > quickly.
> > "JD" wrote:
> > > I noticed that when I PING the domain name (PING OURCOMPANY.COM), a > > > DC
> > > on the other side of the world responds.. By what process is the
> > > responding DC selected? Clearly not by site!
> > > Thanks.
> > > <JD>- Hide quoted text -
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> in this case, the dc is not the PDCe.
> So when I connect to \\domain.com\sysvol, am I connecting to the dc I
> get when I ping the domain or a domain in my own site?
> <JD>- Hide quoted text -
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So what you guys are saying is that although "PING domain.com" is not
site-aware, "dir \\domain.com\sysvol" IS site aware. Is there a way to
tell which DC I'm actually connecting to when I do that DIR?
Thanks for all that info!
<JD>
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