Re: 2 AD domains same physical switches and router ?

In news:eSKQGVvxHHA.2432@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
news.microsoft.com <ChrisD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
We are looking at merging one of our remote sites into our AD.
Currently the remote sites resources live on our parent companies
domain and we access via trusts.

What i'm after help on is the best way to do this.

I'm not really wanting to have to put static dns entries onto the
client pc's as we have quite a few laptops which means users whould
have to change these if the want to use broadband etc. Is the
longterm best option to invest in some new hardware router/firewall
and keep our AD isolated?
TIA

I believe the operative term is migrate, not merge, that is if you want the
workstations and user accounts to be part of your Active Directory
infrastructure. Keep in mind, you can't just toggle a laptop from one domain
to another that easily. From your descritpiton, I am not sure if this is
your goal. Do you want to join them to your domain and leave the parent?

Also, when you say parent domain, is this an actual parent domain in the
same forest?

In an intra-forest migration, ADMT tool can migrate the user from one domain
to another as well as computer accounts. For both of these objects, it will
copy the accounts to the target domain, then delete the accounts in the
source domain. They will no longer exist in the source.

If you want to keep them in the 'parent' domain (assuming the parent is an
actual intra-forest parent domain), then all you have to do is bring the
laptops in to your network and they will easily "find" their domain
resources through your DNS servers specified in your own DHCP scope, that is
assumingly as long as your DNS infrastructure is configured and designed
properly and resolving everything properly in the forest (as it should be in
such an infrastructure) so there will be nothing to fear.

If what I posted is not what you wanted to hear, then I apologize for
misunderstanding your post. If this is the case, please reply back and
elaborate exactly as to what your intentions are, such as is this a true
migration or do you just want to allow those users to get to your resources,
their own resources, etc and is this with or without disjoining/joining your
domain?


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Regards,
Ace

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Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
Microsoft Certified Trainer

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