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by hhop1

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Hi Techrepublic,

I'm trying to setup DFS for directory replication for my network. However, before I do this I need to be able to connect to other domains within the network (IPVPN) so that domain controllers can talk to each other. The problem I'm having is I cannot connect to other domains or DCs. I can share files through mapping over IP addresses but the other servers/domains are not visible in DNS, WINS, or AD.

Here is the configuration of my network:

Site Melbourne:
NetBIOS of DC: melb
Domain name: domone.com (DOMONE pre-2000)

Site Sydney:
NetBIOS of DC: syd
Domain name: sydney.domone.com (SYDNEY pre-2000)

Site Canberra:
NetBIOS of DC: ca
Domain name: canberra.domone.com (CANBERRA pre-2000)

Each site has only 1 DC.

Eg. If I log on to DC ca in Canberra and run AD Domains and Trusts, I cannot connect to other domain controllers because other controllers are not available, and vice versa.

Thanks for your help.

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by cg it

humm create the sites in Active Directory Sites and Services. then associate a subnet to the site. Assign a metric to the site link[s] and schedule replication traffic over the site links.

your domain tree appears to be as follows:

domone.com subdomains sydney.domone.com and canberra.domaone.com I'll assume that DNS has only 1 zone which encompasses the domone.com and sydney and canberra.domone.com. Because there is one domain domone.com with subdomains sydney and canberra of domone.com, there is an inherent 2 way transitive trust between the root domain [domone.com and subdomains sydney and canberra.domone.com . No need to configure trust relationships between them.

by cg it

replication failed because you didn't configure AD sites and services with each of your sites [except the root domone.com] and associate a subnet to each site in AD. then schedule replication traffic.

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