Re: DNS dfs issue

My only thought on this is that 5 minutes sounds like a failure or timeout
on perhaps one of the folders in the namespace. For that to happen, the
contents of the two DNS would have to be different. Assuming it is an
integrated AD zone, and there are no replication errors, I don't see how
that would happen.
You say that some clients are OK. Do you have WINS? Are some of the clients'
network properties different? Is this just an effect of caching or is it
repeatable?
Anthony
http://www.airdesk.co.uk



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Yes, two separate AD sites.

Servers = Server 2003 R2 SP2
Clients = Windows XP SP2

The domain controllers for SiteA are named:
dcA1.domain.local (10.0.0.1)
dcA2.domain.local (10.0.0.2)

The domain controller for SiteB is named:
dcB1.domain.local (10.1.0.1)

The workstation in SiteA is named:
clientA1.domain.local (10.0.0.3)

The workstation in SiteB is named:
clientB1.domain.local (10.1.0.2)

No matter which dns server I use on clientB1 its %logonserver% is always
dcB1.domain.local.

When clientB1 uses 10.1.0.1 as its only dns server, the enumeration is
slow (about 5 minutes).

When clientB1 uses 10.0.0.1 or 10.0.0.2 as its dns server, the enumeration
is peak (about 2 seconds).

No matter which dns server I use on clientA1 its %logonserver% is either
dcA1.domain.local or dcA2.domain.local

When clientA1 uses either 10.0.0.1, 10.0.0.2, or 10.1.0.1 as its dns
server, the enumeration is peak (about 2 seconds).

When clientB1 uses SiteB dns server to resolve UNC paths for the same
folders the enumeration is normal. Only when the servers are added as a
link to the dfs is when the problem arises.

A side note: the issue is not consistent across all workstations in SiteB.
Some workstations use SiteB dns to resolve the dfs root without any
problems.






Anthony wrote:
I was just checking that you actually have two separate Sites set up in
Sites and Services, but it sounds as though you do. What OS version is
it?
When it is slow,
- which site DC are you logged into (%logonserver%)
- is it also slow if you configure a client at site A to use the remote
dns in site B?
- do you have any delay at site B using site B dns to resolve the UNC
path of the same folders?
Anthony
http://www.airdesk.co.uk



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The sites have a site link and each subnet set up according to site.
What do you mean in terms of correctness?

Anthony wrote:
Are your two locations set up correctly as two Sites in AD Sites and
Services?
Anthony
http://www.airdesk.co.uk



"nntp.aioe.org" <x@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Seeing an issue with DFS folder enumeration. Here is the design.

Domain name is domain.local

All servers are in the same domain and there are two sites within the
domain.

2 domain controllers are in SiteA with IP addresses of 10.0.0.1 and
10.0.0.2

1 domain controller is in SiteB with an IP address of 10.1.0.1

All three domain controllers are namespace servers for
\\domain.local\files

When I configure a client in SiteB to use its local dc for dns
resolution (10.1.0.1) and try to access \\domain.local\files it takes
up to 2 minutes for the folders to enumerate.

When I configure the same client to use a remote dc for its dns
resolution (10.0.0.1) and access \\domain.local\files then it works
fine.

Netdiag, dcdiag, portqry etc... results successful on all dcs.



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