It does seem like that but there's a VPN tunnel between the two networks and my understanding has always been that these are protocol transparent - everything can pass. IOW, no need to open ports on either firewall.
Ian > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Murray > Sent: 10 June 2003 12:08 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > It probably is a port issue. Have a look at the following > article, which lists the domain controller default ports. > Probably the most obvious is the ldap port (389). > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support. microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q289/2/41.ASP&NoWebContent=1 > > Another possibility could be to do with the number of nested > group memberships of the account being used to join the domain. > > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=327825 > > What error message do you see on the member server? > > Tony > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > Wrom: VIBGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHAALPTCXLYRWT > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 10:45:26 +0100 > > I have built many W2K networks using SonicWall VPN to connect > branch offices (BO) to a central site. This has always worked > very well. > > One site continues to trouble me though. This site has a > W2K+Sp3 server that refuses to join the main AD domain. DNS & > WINS on this server point across the VPN to a server in the > central site. I can ping and access resources on the central > site from the branch office - IP connectivity appears good. I > can run nslookup on the BO server and query for records in DNS. > > Is there something blindingly obvious that I'm missing here ? > Maybe some ISP/VPN related issue that would prevent a server > in the BO from joining the domain ? > > Ian Moran > Konnexion Ltd > > 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/