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Which domain controller am I using

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by jgipson

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From a windows client(win 9x, XP, 2000) how can I tell which domain controller authenticated the user?

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by gigelul

From network neighborhod:
-Win95: properties for also check and set worgroup with domain name.
-XP, 2000:computer must be authenticated in domain and users must have accounts in that domain

by jgipson

I need to know once the user is authenticated by a domain controller, what command line utility will tell me which domain controller authenticated the user

by joseph moore

It took me a while to find this, but I did.
NETDIAG.EXE which is on the Win2K Server cd (in the Support\Tools\Support.CAB file) can be run on a client, and one of the things it determines is the Logon Server.
That is what you want.
Just run:
NETDIAG -v
and in the output it generates (and it generates a LOT of stuff!) is the Logon Server it used to authenticate.

hope this helps

by quake_sinatra

from a command line type:
set
you should see a logonserver line in the text that comes up (not positive that it works on 95.. but definately does on xp and 2000)

by quake_sinatra

from a command line type:
set
you should see a logonserver line in the text that comes up (not positive that it works on 95.. but definately does on xp and 2000)

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