Re: Which Domain Controller is doing the authenticating?

Why would you want to? Multiple DCs are fault tolerant. Do you really
want to deal wth the CEO not being able to logon because his DC is down
while everybody around is working?????

"Miha Pihler [MVP]" <mihap-news@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:um2Np2TFGHA.3892@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> You can't. Client will use DNS to locate a DCs.
>
> --
> Mike
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>
> "vidro" <vidro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:F5465008-ECDE-4DB5-9591-F030FA35CAAE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> How to force to specific DC if there is no sub-nets?
>>
>> "Miha Pihler [MVP]" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> You can run following command on your server...
>>>
>>> echo %logonserver%
>>>
>>> and it will tell you which server authenticated you.
>>>
>>> If computers are in different subnets - you could implement Sites
>>> and force
>>> clients to try and connect to nearest DC first (nearest DC would be
>>> one in
>>> same subnet (Site)).
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mike
>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>>>
>>> "vidro" <vidro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:07CF12D1-7224-4426-8B89-3FB89B81B009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > Enviroment = Windows 2003 Active Directory
>>> >
>>> > Having multiple, DC's how can I find out which DC authenticated
>>> > certain
>>> > clients?
>>> > How can I configure clients to be authenticated by specific DC's?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
>

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