Hmm... Open up a command prompt on one of them and type "ipconfig /all"
Make sure they are still pointing at the other one as primary. Network issues will force changes there, and then they start losing track of each other. -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Friese, Casey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 11:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Design Guidance > > > Hi Roger, > > Each DC is also the DNS server for the domain. So, each > points to the other and themself as well. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 10:42 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Design Guidance > > > What DNS servers are the domain controllers pointing to? > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Friese, Casey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 3:31 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Design Guidance > > > > > > Marc, > > > > 1. Yes, both locations are setup as separate sites > > > > 2. The DNS Event log on the DC in Office B reports 5509 > > events often, received an invalid DNS update from 10.64.3.2 > > (Master in Office A) - packet rejected > > > > 3. No Directory Service Errors but there are numerous FRS > > errors showing issues with replicating from Office A to Office B > > > > The File Replication Service is having trouble enabling > > replication from PA-FILE-01 (Office A) to PA-FILE-02 (Office > > B) for c:\winnt\sysvol\domain using the DNS name > > PA-FILE-01.penncolor.com. FRS will keep retrying. > > Following are some of the reasons you would see this warning. > > > > [1] FRS can not correctly resolve the DNS name > > PA-FILE-01.penncolor.com from this computer. > > [2] FRS is not running on PA-FILE-01.penncolor.com. > > [3] The topology information in the Active Directory for > > this replica has not yet replicated to all the Domain Controllers. > > > > This warning as well: > > The File Replication Service has enabled replication from > > PA-FILE-01 to PA-FILE-02 for c:\winnt\sysvol\domain after > > repeated retries. > > > > 4. The DC's don't "act" bogged down while physically at them. > > They're noticably bogged down from the client end with > > regards to accessing resources. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marc Zukerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 3:20 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] AD Design Guidance > > > > > > Another few questions Casey: > > > > 1. Are the different locations set up as separate sites? > > 2. How healthy is DNS? WINS? Are there any errors? What's the > > topology? 3. Are there any errors in the Directory Services > > logs on the domain controller? 4. Are the DCs bogged down? > > > > Marc Zukerman > > Senior Network Engineer > > Greenwich Technology Partners > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Friese, Casey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 2:34 PM > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Design Guidance > > > > > > Gil, thanks for the questions, here are the answers: > > > > Number of clients in Office A is ~25 > > Number of clients in Office B is ~250 > > > > There are a mix of 9x, 2000 and XP client, most are 2000. > > The symptoms show across all clients > > > > I'm not sure about the bandwidth > > > > It's a native Win2k domain. > > > > Hope this fills thing out. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gil Kirkpatrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 2:24 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Design Guidance > > > > > > A couple of questions to fill out the picture: > > > > How many clients at each site? > > What kinds of clients (ME/98, NT4, W2K, XP, etc) > > Do you have any idea of how much _available_ bandwidth there > > is on the link? Where is the PDC emulator? I'm guessing it is > > in office A where the first DC lives. > > > > -gil > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Friese, Casey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 12:00 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [ActiveDir] AD Design Guidance > > > > > > I have uncovered what I believe is a problem with our Active > > Directory design. I'm looking for assurance that it is > > indeed a problem judging from the symptoms that I am seeing > > and I'm also looking for recommendations on how to correct it. > > > > I've walked into the company just weeks after a consultant > > started implementing the AD design. Now, 8 months later and > > 10 servers later I believe that the design is flawed. Here > > are my symptoms: > > > > Any administration activity done on the servers such as > > setting permissions/re-writing permissions, opening property > > sheets within Exchange System Manager, Viewing properties > > sheets of OU objects/group policies, etc. All of these tasks > > take a long period of time to complete or display. > > > > >From the client end we see hanging connections - one moment > > a share is > > >available, the next permission is denied or the connection can't be > > >made. Opening files from the network sluggish and at times dhcp > > >settings are lost. > > > > We have 2 offices: > > Our HQ is in office A > > Our Datacenter is in office B > > > > Office A has 1 Windows 2000 Server and was the first server > > built in the Forest. This server is doing File/Print, DHCP, > > WINS, DNS for it's location among doing it's specialized > > tasks for the domain. > > > > Office B has 9 Windows 2000 Servers - among those 9 is a DC, > > 1 is an E2K server and 1 is an ISA server. The DC provides > > file/print, DHCP, WINS, DNS for it's location. The E2K > > server is the mail server for both locations and the ISA > > server is the Firewall for both locations. > > > > Office A is connected to Office B via 256kbps Split T1 used > > for both voice and data. Office B is connected to the > > internet via full T1 which is responsible for handling all > > internet requests. > > > > Both sites, office A and B, belong to the same parent domain > > - company.com with each client's dns set as clientname.company.com > > > > First questions: Are there any flaws with the above design? > > The most noticeable thing to me is that Office A and B > > communicate of a 256kbps shared line. I'm not an expert with > > AD, in fact, It's new to me but from what I understand > > anything done in Office B has to go to the Head Server in > > Office A. These is where I believe my problems lie. > > > > What I would like to do is break these two sites apart and > > have officeA.company.com and officeB.company.com - I think > > this is the correct approach but I'm not sure. My main > > concern is our Exchange 2000 Server and out ISA server > > because they're both linked heavily into the AD so totally > > redoing the design is a bit tough. Alternatively, I have > > started entertaining the idea of moving the server in Office > > A to the Office B location making Office B the root domain > > and any new sites child domains. > > > > I apologize for the length and if I've confused anyone - I'm > > confused myself. I just want to know if I'm blaming the > > symptoms on the right thing and how I should proceed. > > > > Thanks, > > Casey > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > List info : > > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > List info : > > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > List info : > > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > List info : > > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
