LDAPS records aren't published by DCs, only LDAP records. I can assure you if it were that easy, David wouldn't have had an issue. From what I have seen, if a secure LDAP connection is required, the internal routines from MSFT simply locate a DC and go to the port. If LDAPS isn't hot, the connection is dropped with server down error.
-- O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition - http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 6:28 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Discovering LDAPS availability Couldn't you just query the DNS for the SRV record advertising it... Matt Duguid Systems Engineer for Identity Services Department of Internal Affairs Phone: +64 4 4748028 (wellington) Mobile: +64 21 1713290 Fax: +64 4 4748894 Address: Level 4, 47 Boulcott Street, Wellington CBD E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.dia.govt.nz/ |---------+----------------------------------> | | | | | | | | | | | David Loder | | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | tivedir.org | | | | | | | | | 06/10/2006 08:56 a.m. | | | Please respond to | | | ActiveDir | | | | |---------+----------------------------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------| | | | To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org | | cc: | | Subject: [ActiveDir] Discovering LDAPS availability | >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------| Other than directly testing the 636 port on each DC, can anyone suggest a method for an unprivledged client to discover whether or not LDAPS should be available on a specific DC? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx
