Site without DC

Hi,

We have a problem with sites in Windows 2003.

Two subnets, sepparated by a router. (All traffic passes during testphase)
10.0.10.x/24 - Site01
10.0.20.x/24 - Site02

Site02 is small, and doens't need a DC. So on the DC in Site01, we've
configured "Sites covered by the DC locator DNS SRV Records" in the policy.

Still, clients in 10.0.20.x/24 get Site01 as there site...

Anybody any idea?



Thanks in advance,

ThomasV

Hi,

> Two subnets, sepparated by a router. (All traffic passes during
> testphase)
> 10.0.10.x/24 - Site01
> 10.0.20.x/24 - Site02

you must configure in the snap-in "Sites and Services" two Sites
and must be create for each site the subnet.
Then you must configure the site costs.
Read this "Automatic Site Coverage":
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true

But if you want, you can explicit say, that the DC is the DC
for the other site.
You must configure this in the Registry from the DC
in your Site 1.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\Netlogon\Parameters
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/200498/en-us

--
Regards from Mainz/Germany
Yusuf Dikmenoglu
http://www.faq-o-matic.net

"Yusuf Dikmenoglu" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> > Two subnets, sepparated by a router. (All traffic passes during
> > testphase)
> > 10.0.10.x/24 - Site01
> > 10.0.20.x/24 - Site02
>
> you must configure in the snap-in "Sites and Services" two Sites
> and must be create for each site the subnet.
> Then you must configure the site costs.
> Read this "Automatic Site Coverage":
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true

We've did this part...

>
> But if you want, you can explicit say, that the DC is the DC
> for the other site.
> You must configure this in the Registry from the DC
> in your Site 1.
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
> Services\Netlogon\Parameters
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/200498/en-us

According to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306602/en-us
this can be done by setting it in the local policy for the domain controller
(windows 2003)

> --
> Regards from Mainz/Germany
> Yusuf Dikmenoglu
> http://www.faq-o-matic.net
>
>

My question is why are you creating an additional site if there is no DC at
the site? A site is a replication boundary and without a DC, it doesn't
really serve a purpose.

Rob

"ThomasV" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We have a problem with sites in Windows 2003.
>
> Two subnets, sepparated by a router. (All traffic passes during testphase)
> 10.0.10.x/24 - Site01
> 10.0.20.x/24 - Site02
>
> Site02 is small, and doens't need a DC. So on the DC in Site01, we've
> configured "Sites covered by the DC locator DNS SRV Records" in the policy.
>
> Still, clients in 10.0.20.x/24 get Site01 as there site...
>
> Anybody any idea?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> ThomasV