It sounds like your sites and subnets configurations are screwed up. You're going to want to review all of them.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Staines [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 11:18 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Choosing domain controllers > > > It is a Full 2000 Domain. There are no 4.0 or win 9x clients. Wins > server and DNS server (both Win 2K) in each office. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Roger > Seielstad > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 7:03 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Choosing domain controllers > > > Need some more information about the domain (AD or NT4?) and > the clients > (Win2k and later, or NT4 and before?). Could also help > knowing what the > WINS and DNS infrastructure is like. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Staines [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 5:56 PM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: Choosing domain controllers > > > > > > > > My company has multiple offices throughout the country. due to > the > > way the departments have formed it was not feasible to run multiple > > Domains throughout the multiple offices. We created a single > > 2000 domain > > which is in all our offices. We created VPNs between the > offices, and > > replicate between DCs that are in each physical location. > > We have been having some problem with one office. The > > replication between the offices is set to the default 15 minutes, > > however, we are finding that sometimes a user will actually login > > through a domain controller that is not the DC in his office > > (someone in > > NY will verify on a DC in Chicago). Its not the biggest deal in the > > world, but if a user lock out his account, we either have to wait 15 > > minutes (or less) for the lockout to replicate to our DC, or try and > > find the DC that the user locked themselves out of. I was > wondering if > > anyone knows of a way to mandate a Domain controller. Some > > way of saying > > to the computer, "check for this DC first then look somewhere else" > > > > Any ideas would be helpful > > > > Thanks > > Mike > > > > > > ------ > > 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.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
