Marvin,
Nope, its not necessary but highly recommended. As long as DNS is
setup correctly, any client computer should be able to locate a GC anywhere
in the enterprise. Keep in mind that the DC's only query a GC to enumerate
Universal groups. If you think a GC is causing problems within your test
network, maybe you should turn GC query's off for log on authentication to
pin point the problem. You can even keep your network configured this way
as long as you don't use Universal Groups in your enterprise. To find out
more about the GC process, visit
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q216970 Also, to
find out how to turn GC query off during a logon process, visit
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q241789
Hope this information helps.
Kevin
Kevin E. McLaughlin
MCSE, MCT, MCNE, MCNI, CCNA
Senior Network Engineer
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Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 9:53 PM
To: NT 2000 Discussions; ActiveDir
Subject: [ActiveDir] Global Catalog question.
Question
Is it necessary to have a Global Catalog on each child domain? I have a test
lab with 2 child domains that I'm having trouble logging in to and I'm
trying to eliminate the GC as the potential cause.
Any feedback is appreciated.
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