RE: [ActiveDir] DC replication

[CHIANESE, DAVID]

Title: Message

run dcdiag /s:servername and netdiag on that server and see what they report. 

 

You can then run a netdiag /fix to fix trivial errors.

 

You can pipe these to a file as such: 

netdiag > netdiag_servername.txt 

dcdiag /s:servername > dcdiag_servername.txt

 

Make sure your VPN is passing all required traffic for replication.  See this article for more info: 

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/technologies/activedirectory/deploy/confeat/adrepfir.mspx

 

 

Regards,

 

David Chianese 

 

 

 -----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Williams
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 11:40 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: [ActiveDir] DC replication

We just installed a server offsite. It is connected by VPN through a PIX 525 and a PIX 501. After installing it, it was decided that it needs to be a domain controller. Ran dcpromo on it and there were no errors reported. The problem I have with it now is that it seems to be replicating in one direction only.

 

All DC's running 2000 server.

 

Active Directory Sites & Services on DC01 and DC02 has all 3 servers listed. DC01 and DC02 do not show any entries in the NTDS settings for DC03. DC03 shows the correct entries for all 3 servers. If I manually add a new active directory connection from DC01 or DC02, it shows all 3 of the DC's in the selection box. After adding it and selecting replicate now, I receive the RPC server is unavailable error.

 

That error refers to DNS errors. I can ping by name to all DC's. Are there other tests I need to run to check DNS?

 

Repadmin shows correct inbound and outbound neighbors on DC01 and DC02. DC03 shows correct inbound neighbors, but no outbound neighbors.

DC01 - Main domain controller at main office
DC02 - Secondary domain controller at main office
DC03 - New domain controller at offsite location, VPN connection

 

Thanks in advance

 

Mike

Michael P. Williams
Information Technology
Carlyle Van Lines
(660) 747-8128 X 3816
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