@Dashrender said:
@Dashrender said:
what server is providing DHCP for the branch PCs?
Again, what server is providing DHCP to the branch PCs? Is the scope set correctly to give the PC's the DNS of the branch DNS server.
yes, the DHCP is providing the correct DNS setting which is the ip of my ADC as primary DNS and the internet gateway as secondary DNS
@alexntg said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
when i run nslookup in any branch computer, it resolve successfully but it use the main DNS even if i they have as primary DNS the ADC ip address
what anger me is that machines in the branch office neglect the ADCWhat happens when you force nslookup to use the branch server?
really i didn't try that, but tomorrow i will go to the branch office and try this, thank you
when i run nslookup in any branch computer, it resolve successfully but it use the main DNS even if i they have as primary DNS the ADC ip address
what anger me is that machines in the branch office neglect the ADC
@alexntg said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
@alexntg said:
Ok, and what is the primary DNS on each client set to?
i set client in the main office to use the main DC for DNS resolving and set branch client to use branch DC for DNS resolving
And if you run an nslookup against the branch DC, does it resolve queries?
nslookup in branch client machine or branch DC itself ??
@alexntg said:
Ok, and what is the primary DNS on each client set to?
i set client in the main office to use the main DC for DNS resolving and set branch client to use branch DC for DNS resolving
@alexntg said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
what about the replication that take place in time, it seems that the branch DC don't respect the Active Directory Sites and Services at all, because i configure the replication to take place at night and finish in the morning
and how to force branch machines to login from their local DC, ???
The default replication schedule of a couple hours should be sufficient for most needs. Any more than that could leave the two sites rather out of sync. Less than that's a waste of bandwidth.
but at lease the branch DC should respect the schedule, \
Is their local DC a GC as well?
Yes it is both a global catalog and DNS server
what about the replication that take place in time, it seems that the branch DC don't respect the Active Directory Sites and Services at all, because i configure the replication to take place at night and finish in the morning
and how to force branch machines to login from their local DC, ???
@scottalanmiller said:
Is the branch DNS getting its DNS from the primary?
Yes Sir, the branch DC getting its DNS from the main DC,
i have another problem regarding the replication, normally i set a schedule for the replication so that it will start at night and finish in the morning, but i get shocked to see that the replication take place in real time, it seems that the ADC feel that he is still in the main office,
i think that i commit a mistake when i promote the ADC in the main office, i think i should promote it while i'm in the branch, so that he will be born in the branch and feel that he is a DC that belong to the branch office,
i think i should demote it and promote it again in the branch office, any suggestion ???
@Dashrender said:
The AD box needs access to DNS too. You need to give the secondary DNS server pointing to itself.
the main DC need only his own ip as DNS server, but the branch DC need the DNS access of the main DC, do you mean that he need his own ip as a second DNS ??
hi everybody
i will begin by a brief introduction of my existing topology:
i have 2 office : main and branch connected together via openVPN (site to site) using 2 pfSense Boxes
i have a primary DC in the main office, and users in the branch login from this PDC.i
i have 4 Mbs download and 0.5 Mbs upload
because of my low bandwidth, i decided to setup an additional DC in the branch office so that the site link will be used only for file sharing and IP cameras ...
i have 2 different subnet 192.168.1.0/24 and 192.168.5.0/24 for both main and branch
i go to Active Directory Site and Services and add a new site Branch, and i configure the replication and the site link and the subnet, everything seem correct
i setup an additional DC (global catalog and DNS server) and set up his ip configuration to use My PDC as his DNS server
the ADC is added to the branch Site,
i replaced the DNS ip of my Branch machines (it was before the PDC ip) with the DNS ip of my ADC
The problem now with the branch machines, they are still loging from the PDC, i flushed the dns but no way, i disconnect the vpn connection then a message telling that no logon server available, which mean that branch machines didn't recognize ADC as a logon server
please any help will be appreciated
@alexntg said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Linksys was never good.
what is your recommendation Mr Scott regarding ADSL router for small size companies
How small is small?
about 30 computers
@scottalanmiller said:
Linksys was never good.
what is your recommendation Mr Scott regarding ADSL router for small size companies
@david.wiese said:
@Dashrender said:
you can get to the Internet Explorer options through the control panel
tried and wouldn't load, however i found a resolution to this. Turns out IE was corrupted so i uninstalled v9, dropped it back to v8, then reinstalled v9 and that resolved the issue. Stupid corruption.
good job !!
@scottalanmiller said:
@IT-ADMIN NTG is a VMware partner and a general virtualization / cloud consultancy too. VMware, Xen, HyperV, Zones, etc.
you are the big boss Mr Scott
I work with Vmware, so this info will be more Vmware specific.
great, you are working in VMware, it is a big international company, !!! it is nice to take benefit from IT professional working in such big companies, happy to talk with such people, great thanks to Mr Scott who inform me about this excellent IT discussion forum
@PSX_Defector said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
@PSX_Defector said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
in the future we can think about hosting our data (files) in the cloud, but what about Application server, this is the problem we cannot install our application in an outside server in the cloud,
For legal reasons?
honestly i don't know, but i think that the IT company that sold us this application will not accept to install it in an hosted server as far as i can see
Then you don't tell them, silly.
I can tell you that using a hosted server would solve your issue pretty well. It would give you a point to relay both offices off of to bridge the networks together. Our company also gives you the option of naming your server whatever you want. So match it to your naming convention within your current environment, use it as your VPN/Application server, and have the company install it as if it was within your own environment. Most of these kinds of things, the guys installing it are complete and utter morons, they will never figure it out.
Or, if push comes to shove, just use a P2V utility like Vmware Converter on your current install, be it physical or virtual, spin up a cloud server and upload the image to it. No muss, no fuss.
hhh, i understand almost 50% of what you have said, i think that you used deep slang american language,
Wouldn't be the first time someone said my english skills were not up to par for non-english speakers. Imagine attempting to teach someone the Texas Two Step who has no idea where Texas even is.
I work with Vmware, so this info will be more Vmware specific.
http://www.vmware.com/products/converter
Use this to build a copy of your current server with the application installed. Upload it to your provider of choice. Then shutdown your old server, turn on the new server, then setup a VPN connection between your sites and the hosted server. Eliminate both the issue with dynamic IPs between your sites and host your application in a place where you can access it anywhere in the world. It makes things a lot easier and eliminates the vendor from knowing that you changed up the server.
yes, now i understand you because your englich now is pretty academic, thank you very much
@PSX_Defector said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
@PSX_Defector said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
yes Sir i'm an arabic speaker, did you heard about Morocco before
Just Morocco Mole.
ooooooh, great i didn't imagine that morocco is well known even to US citizen
Oh I've taken many a trip down the Marrakesh Express, شكرا بزاف
waw, greaaaat, i hope you enjoyed your trip there
@PSX_Defector said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
in the future we can think about hosting our data (files) in the cloud, but what about Application server, this is the problem we cannot install our application in an outside server in the cloud,
For legal reasons?
honestly i don't know, but i think that the IT company that sold us this application will not accept to install it in an hosted server as far as i can see
Then you don't tell them, silly.
I can tell you that using a hosted server would solve your issue pretty well. It would give you a point to relay both offices off of to bridge the networks together. Our company also gives you the option of naming your server whatever you want. So match it to your naming convention within your current environment, use it as your VPN/Application server, and have the company install it as if it was within your own environment. Most of these kinds of things, the guys installing it are complete and utter morons, they will never figure it out.
Or, if push comes to shove, just use a P2V utility like Vmware Converter on your current install, be it physical or virtual, spin up a cloud server and upload the image to it. No muss, no fuss.
hhh, i understand almost 50% of what you have said, i think that you used deep slang american language,
@PSX_Defector said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
yes Sir i'm an arabic speaker, did you heard about Morocco before
Just Morocco Mole.
ooooooh, great i didn't imagine that morocco is well known even to US citizen
@scottalanmiller said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
yes Sir i'm an arabic speaker, did you heard about Morocco before
LOL, yes I know Morocco. We are actually thinking about going there later this year. I've never been there but have been as close as Madrid and Lisbon. My family is considering spending a month in Spain this year and if we do we will certainly hop the ferry over to Morocco too. But we haven't settled on Spain for this year. We are also considering Croatia and are known to change our minds dramatically at the last minute. Although with only a few months left to go, we need to decide pretty soon. Those are our two most likely locations for this year. Partially it will depend if I am attending VMWorld in Barcelona or not.
i hope you enjoy your stay in morocco
