Browsing will work fine without the PDC being anywhere near a particular subnet. There is a subnet master browser on every subnet, which is why they call it a subnet master browser.
He's (I guess) trying to protect the PDC from hacking/malicious activity from his user base. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Byron Kennedy [mailto:byron@;markettools.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 7:55 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Moving PDC behind firewall > > > Insulate?........Does not compute..... forgive me, I'm a > technologist. :) > what are you specifically trying to do? > > The pdc will (should) be the master browser of the "subnet" > it is on. Sound > like you're a little unclear on one or both the following: > > 1. how the MS browser service works > 2. ip subnetting. > > If that's the case then query technet for "understanding > browsing", and > query google for "ip subnetting", read up on each, then re-post your > detailed rational and plan-of-attack. I'd recommend you have > a more solid > understanding of what's happening here before taking down > your production > network. > > byron > > -----Original Message----- > From: /dev/null [mailto:dev.null@;beginthread.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 9:59 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: Re: Moving PDC behind firewall > > > Thanks everyone for the info on this admittedly weird request. > > Everyone has asked why, here's the reason: > > > It's clear (to me at least)the "trusted" LAN is being redefined. > > We're wanting to insulate the PDC from the users. > > Ed Esgro said "PDC will run but it will not be the master > browser for your > 10.x.x.x network it will be the master browser for your > 192.x.x.x network". > If we put the PDC and user computers on the same logical > (10.*) network with > this firewall/router in-between the PDC and users and set the > firewall/router to only forward the protocols we wanted, > would this allow > the PDC to be the master browser? I'm assuming the answer is yes. > > Thanks again for everyone's help. > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
