Re: logon server

From: Todd J Heron (todd_heron_no_spam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/05/04 

Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 09:58:03 -0500

Thanks Rebecca! I've added the link to my personal notes. 

-- 
Todd J Heron, MCSE
Windows 2003/2000/NT
"Rebecca Chen [MSFT]" <v-rebc@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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> Yes, the following link has addressed how to manage sites:
>
> Managing Sites
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/technologies/ac
> tivedirectory/maintain/opsguide/part1/adogd06.mspx
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rebecca Chen
>
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>>From: "Todd J Heron" <todd_heron_no_spam@hotmail.com>
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>>Subject: Re: logon server
>>Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 19:16:09 -0500
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>>Since you don't have any sites defined in AD, every DC in your network is
> an
>>equal candidate for domain logons - from any point in the network.
>>
>>-- 
>>Todd J Heron, MCSE
>>Windows 2003/2000/NT
>>
>>"Todd J Heron" <todd_heron_no_spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:uG%23s3vswEHA.384@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> Then that's the problem.
>>>
>>> A Windows 2000 client and above will be preferentially authenticated by
> a
>>> DC in it's own Active Directory site.  An Active Directory site is
>>> determined by a pre-defined existing subnet (not a physical site such as
>>> inside a building or on a particular floor).
>>>
>>> If a client cannot locate a DC in a site it will try and use any DC in
> the
>>> Domain (again effected by the priority and weighting entries on the SRV
>>> records for those DCs)
>>>
>>> See the help documentation for a more detailed description,
> configuration
>>> and usage of sites.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Todd J Heron, MCSE
>>> Windows 2003/2000/NT
>>>
>>> "Mostro" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:10olh0mmhj1kg88@corp.supernews.com...
>>>> no, it is not
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Todd J Heron" <todd_heron_no_spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:OX37WmswEHA.3108@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Is your domain broken down into multiple Active Directory sites as
> well,
>>>>> or no?
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Todd J Heron, MCSE
>>>>> Windows 2003/2000/NT
>>>>>
>>>>> "Mostro" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:10oldl5a7s3fa50@corp.supernews.com...
>>>>>> my domain has 10 w2k servers, most local, some remote
>>>>>>
>>>>>> my local workstations stubbornly use a remote server for logging on,
>>>>>> why?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> my local server(s) hold fsmo roles, so what is it that denotes "the"
>>>>>> logon server of a domain?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
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