Thanks! I was tempted(!) to raise the NYC functional level but was too much in fear for the Big Boss (officed next door to the UberBig Boss). -------------------------------------- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org
"Jon Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 11/13/2008 07:32:07 AM: > Either that or have it in both the LMHOST and HOST files. They are > fragile at least mine have been but then if you are not monkeying > with DNS a lot they work well. One thing I have found is it is best > if both are at the same functional and domain levels but then I am > in a University settiing and things get changed more in that setting > from my experience. > > Jon > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:15 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah, finally, a reply - thanks! > > From my (IL) network, an NYC DomainAdmin opens a remote session on an NYC > DomainController. > > We then did just as Microsoft (and you) said - the Properties tab of the > NYC domain's AD D&T tool. > > At the moment, the Big Boss says to back off creating the trust until he > can have some consultants around to hold our hands, so the next attempt > will be several weeks from now. > > Whatever, though, should both domains have started off with a DNS A record > pointing to each other's domains? It seems to be obvious, the the MS "How > to..." neglected that. > > Thanks again! > -------------------------------------- > Richard McClary, Systems Administrator > ASPCA Knowledge Management > 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 > 217-337-9761 > http://www.aspca.org > > "Ben Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 11/12/2008 10:38:59 PM: > > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 1:59 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ANYWAY, the help file says to select "External Trust" for trust type. > We > > > seem to have no such option - only "Realm trust" or "Trust with a > Windows > > > domain". Neither works. > > > > What are you doing to get to where you're seeing that? > > > > As I recall, it's all under the "Active Directory Domains and > > Trusts" tool, right-click the domain object icon itself, do > > "Properties", and it's one of the tabs. (Don't have a box to test on > > where I am now.) You add the other domain on each domain so they can > > trust each other. > > > > -- Ben > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
