Totally. Maybe I misunderstood him. I just thought it was important he understand the relationship between subnets and master browsers (as you mentioned also) given this statement:
"..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." It's been along week....... Take care ;) -byron -----Original Message----- From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:roger.seielstad@;inovis.com] Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 4:47 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: Moving PDC behind firewall I was simply stating that I have no idea why you brought up browsing at all. Its not really relevant to the entire discussion at hand, at least from my point of view/ ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Byron Kennedy [mailto:snail945@;yahoo.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 7:20 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: Re: Moving PDC behind firewall > > > inline > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger Seielstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "NT 2000 Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 10:12 AM > Subject: RE: Moving PDC behind firewall > > > > 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. > > True. there are more detials and that's why i recommended the article > ....it's my understanding that in addition to be being the domain > master browser, the PDC is the subnet master browser for the subnet it > is on (default setting/best pratice). This is configurable... > hence my saying > "should'. > > regardless...... > > > > > He's (I guess) trying to protect the PDC from > hacking/malicious activity > > from his user base. > > If that's the stretegy then (i'm recommending) he 1 . say so > clearly, and 2. > build a tactical plan to support that. This would ideally > included much > more than port filtering. most of the ports allowed to allow stuff to > "work" are exploitable w/o upper layer security. Other > line-items in the > pan. > > my .03 on it anyway........byron > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > 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? 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