Multihomed domain.

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Hi everyone,

I know that a multihomed domain is not recommanded but we have no
choice, it's there and I can't change it.

So here's the situation :

We have a win2003 domain with VPN server, so first NIC is physical and
second is virtual VPN for secured data. I've followed the guide at
http://forums.techarena.in/active-directory/954155.htm (Meinolf Webe's
post).

The problem is, when I try to join the domain it tells me that :


Note: This information is intended for a network administrator. If you
are
not your network's administrator, notify the administrator that you
received
this information, which has been recorded in the file
C:\WINDOWS\debug\dcdiag.txt.

DNS was successfully queried for the service location (SRV) resource
record
used to locate a domain controller for domain domainname:

The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.domainname

The following domain controllers were identified by the query:

testserver.domainname

Common causes of this error include:

- Host (A) records that map the name of the domain controller to its
IP
addresses are missing or contain incorrect addresses.

- Domain controllers registered in DNS are not connected to the network
or
are not running.

Architecture topology is like : client <-> unmanaged switch <-> server

All client are using static ips on the physical interface, and their
DNS is also static, pointing to the server VPN's interface address.

So ip classes are : 192.168.1.x for the VPN, and 192.168.2.x for the
physical interfaces.

Firewall are both turned off on server and client.

No port are blocked.

I ran a dcdiag /v, and the only errors are that 3 services are stopped
:
RPCLOCATOR
TrkWkS
TrkSvr
(I tried to start them but still the same error)

**edit **
Oh I forgot to add that when i'm on a client computer, I can browse
shares mapping the drive with domainname\administrator account. So it
can communicate with the server & authenticate in a way..
**edit **

I tried almost everything.. Any one could give me a hint or something
on this?

Thanks


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