AD not openening from local server

[Guest]

Hello,

I have a Windows 2003 server joined to a domain as an additional DC and the
problem I am having is that when I am opening AD Users and Computers the snap
in is opening it up from another DC across the WAN. This of course makes it
so long to open up. To resolve it, I just choose "Connect to Domain
Controller" and choose itself. AD then runs normally. When I close it and
reopen it, it still takes awhile and connects to the same DC across the WAN.
This also happens with AD Sites and Services as well as AD Domains and
Trusts. Can someone help how to make it open up locally? It is also happening
on another 2003 DC as well. Thanks,

Jimmy K

 

[Paul Bergson]

I believe it connects to the dc you have logged onto.

From a command prompt type set logonserver

This should tell you which server you have authenticated to.

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[Guest]

I did your command on the server and the server is itself. Any other ideas?

JimmyK

 

[Paul Bergson]

Are the two dc's part of the same site?

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[Guest]

That is odd. Does that DC point to itself as the preferred DNS server
(assuming your DC is a DNS server)? Paul made a good point about the site. If
you haven't, you should probably define subnets and sites if your network
spans across a WAN. That way clients will connect to a DC in their own subnet
first.

 

[Jorge_de_Almeida_Pinto]

Are the two dc's part of the same site?

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Check you sites and subnets definitions and associations...

otherwise:

Starting Active Directory MMC consoles from the command-line
Active Directory MMC consoles, including Active Directory Users and
Computers (dsa.msc), Active Directory Domains and Trusts (domain.msc)
and Active Directory Sites and Services (dssite.msc), provide
command-line options that allow you to start a console focused on a
particular domain or domain controller. The command-line options
support both fully qualified domain names and NetBIOS names.

The command-line options are:

• /domain=FullyQualifiedDomainName

• /domain=NetBIOSDomainName

• /server=FullyQualifiedDomainControllerName

• /server=NetBIOSDomainControllerName


You can use these command-line options to run the Active Directory MMC
consoles directly from the command line, or you can create a shortcut
to start a console and add the appropriate command-line options to the
shortcut. You can also use the command-line options with any custom
consoles that you create. For more information about creating and
saving console files, see Windows interface administrative tool
reference A-Z: Microsoft Management Console.

Command-line examples:

• To start Active Directory Users and Computers focused on domain1,
type:

dsa.msc /domain=domain1

• To start Active Directory Users and Computers focused on server1,
type:

dsa.msc /server=server1.domain1

• To start Active Directory Sites and Services focused on server1,
type:

dssite.msc /server=server1.domain1

• To start Active Directory Domains and Trusts focused on server1,
type:

domain.msc /server=server1.domain1


Notes

• Do not use both a /domain and /server command-line option at the
same time.

• The /domain options can only be used with Active Directory Users
and Computers.