Each writable DC registers an DNS A record for itself -- so you are just getting round-robin DNS results by pinging / looking up the domain's domain name. Nothing to be worried about there.
Accessing "\\domain.name\netlogon" should use the logon server, not a random A record; use nltest to confirm site/subnet mappings for a particular client. --Steve On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Heaton, Joseph@DFG <[email protected]> wrote: > Crud. > > > > Sorry, slight change of focus for this question. > > > > If I run “set l” from a cmd prompt, it shows me my local DC, which is > totally cool. > > > > However, if I then ping the FQDN of our domain, the response comes from > random DCs from around the network, including non-local ones. So the real > question is whether or not that is normal behavior. > > > > Thanks, and sorry… > > > > Joe > > > > From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 12:16 PM > To: Heaton, Joseph@DFG; NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Strange login issue > > > > Sorry, forgot important info: > > > > All servers are 2008R2 Clients are Win 7. > > > > Joe Heaton > > ITB – Enterprise Server Support > > > > From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 12:13 PM > To: Heaton, Joseph@DFG; NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Strange login issue > > > > We’re setting up a new domain. When a user here in the central HQ area logs > in, the DC that they use for login is random. Should be a DC here locally, > but most of the time it is not. They’ll end up using a DC from a field > office site, which means the request goes over slow links to get there. I’m > not the architect, but I know that the person that set up the domain used > Sites and site links for replication, etc. Using this had no effect, and > neither did removing them. Anyone have advice on how to make clients use > the local DC if it’s available, before going to another site for login? > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
