Multiple subnet Domain "Mark" <me[ at ]mymail.com> 4/27/2007 8:49:24 PM Looking for some step-by-step instructions for accomplishing the following. I have 2 locations. Location #1 has a Windows 2003 Server w/AD. It's IP address is 192.168.1.10 Location #2 has a Windows 2003 Server (without AD). It's IP address is 192.168.0.10 The 2 locations talk to each other through a secure VPN tunnel (SonicWall Firewall boxes). I want to be able to join the server in location #2 to the domain at location #1. Server #2 has Server #1's ip address for it's primary DNS. I can ping the servers in both directions but when I try to join the domain it says that "a domain controller for the domain could not be contacted". DNS issue maybe?? Any ideas? Thanks.

Re: Multiple subnet Domain "Herb Martin" <news[ at ]learnquick.com> 4/27/2007 10:29:41 PM No especially big deal -- you only have to be able to route freely to ignore the routers for everything except browsing which is a practical requirement for WINS Servers. "Mark" <me[ at ]mymail.com> wrote in message news:On%23QH4QiHHA.4904[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Looking for some step-by-step instructions for accomplishing the > following. > > I have 2 locations. > > Location #1 has a Windows 2003 Server w/AD. It's IP address is > 192.168.1.10 > Location #2 has a Windows 2003 Server (without AD). It's IP address is > 192.168.0.10 > The 2 locations talk to each other through a secure VPN tunnel (SonicWall > Firewall boxes). > > I want to be able to join the server in location #2 to the domain at > location #1. Server #2 has Server #1's ip address for it's primary DNS. I > can ping the servers in both directions but when I try to join the domain > it says that "a domain controller for the domain could not be contacted". That's almost certanly a DNS problem if you can route fully. > DNS issue maybe?? Any ideas? Yes. If it is not routing. Where are you DNS servers? Do both (all of) the DNS Servers know how to find ALL of the records for your domain, all DCs? -- Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP http://www.LearnQuick.Com (phone on web site)

RE: Multiple subnet Domain maxmalaw 4/30/2007 9:38:01 AM "Mark" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Looking for some step-by-step instructions for accomplishing the following. > > I have 2 locations. > > Location #1 has a Windows 2003 Server w/AD. It's IP address is 192.168.1.10 > Location #2 has a Windows 2003 Server (without AD). It's IP address is > 192.168.0.10 > The 2 locations talk to each other through a secure VPN tunnel (SonicWall > Firewall boxes). > > I want to be able to join the server in location #2 to the domain at > location #1. Server #2 has Server #1's ip address for it's primary DNS. I > can ping the servers in both directions but when I try to join the domain it > says that "a domain controller for the domain could not be contacted". > > DNS issue maybe?? Any ideas? > > Thanks. > > >

Re: Multiple subnet Domain "Mark" <me[ at ]mymail.com> 4/30/2007 4:32:35 PM The Server at location #1 is the DNS server. It is also the ONLY DC as of now. "Herb Martin" <news[ at ]learnquick.com> wrote in message news:%23kDeNuRiHHA.4076[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > No especially big deal -- you only have to be able to > route freely to ignore the routers for everything except > browsing which is a practical requirement for WINS > Servers. > > "Mark" <me[ at ]mymail.com> wrote in message > news:On%23QH4QiHHA.4904[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Looking for some step-by-step instructions for accomplishing the >> following. >> >> I have 2 locations. >> >> Location #1 has a Windows 2003 Server w/AD. It's IP address is >> 192.168.1.10 >> Location #2 has a Windows 2003 Server (without AD). It's IP address is >> 192.168.0.10 >> The 2 locations talk to each other through a secure VPN tunnel (SonicWall >> Firewall boxes). >> >> I want to be able to join the server in location #2 to the domain at >> location #1. Server #2 has Server #1's ip address for it's primary DNS. I >> can ping the servers in both directions but when I try to join the domain >> it says that "a domain controller for the domain could not be contacted". > > That's almost certanly a DNS problem if you can route fully. > >> DNS issue maybe?? Any ideas? > > Yes. If it is not routing. > > Where are you DNS servers? Do both (all of) the DNS Servers know > how to find ALL of the records for your domain, all DCs? > > > -- > Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP > http://www.LearnQuick.Com > (phone on web site) >

Re: Multiple subnet Domain "Herb Martin" <news[ at ]learnquick.com> 5/1/2007 2:51:13 AM "Mark" <me[ at ]mymail.com> wrote in message news:%233nkrW0iHHA.688[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > The Server at location #1 is the DNS server. It is also the ONLY DC as of > now. DCDiag /c on the (every) DC -- save output to text file, search for FAIL or WARN messages --- and fix those. Makes sure news server (every Domain machine) NIC->IP settings DNS is set to ONLY the internal DNS (don't mix in the ISP etc.) Check time -- must be within five minues UTC (not necessarily the display time if time zone or DST is wrong.) Check intervening firewalls and firewalls settings on DC --must be open enough for DNS and authentication. Try NetDiag /v on the NON-DC with trouble. -- Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP http://www.LearnQuick.Com (phone on web site) > "Herb Martin" <news[ at ]learnquick.com> wrote in message > news:%23kDeNuRiHHA.4076[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> No especially big deal -- you only have to be able to >> route freely to ignore the routers for everything except >> browsing which is a practical requirement for WINS >> Servers. >> >> "Mark" <me[ at ]mymail.com> wrote in message >> news:On%23QH4QiHHA.4904[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> Looking for some step-by-step instructions for accomplishing the >>> following. >>> >>> I have 2 locations. >>> >>> Location #1 has a Windows 2003 Server w/AD. It's IP address is >>> 192.168.1.10 >>> Location #2 has a Windows 2003 Server (without AD). It's IP address is >>> 192.168.0.10 >>> The 2 locations talk to each other through a secure VPN tunnel >>> (SonicWall Firewall boxes). >>> >>> I want to be able to join the server in location #2 to the domain at >>> location #1. Server #2 has Server #1's ip address for it's primary DNS. >>> I can ping the servers in both directions but when I try to join the >>> domain it says that "a domain controller for the domain could not be >>> contacted". >> >> That's almost certanly a DNS problem if you can route fully. >> >>> DNS issue maybe?? Any ideas? >> >> Yes. If it is not routing. >> >> Where are you DNS servers? Do both (all of) the DNS Servers know >> how to find ALL of the records for your domain, all DCs? >> >> >> -- >> Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP >> http://www.LearnQuick.Com >> (phone on web site) >> > >