DC replication - remote offices

[teqmod]

We have our primary site and 3 remote offices in different parts of the country. It has been determined that the remote sites should not be able to communicate with each other, only the primary site. There are 2 DCs at the primary site, 1 at each remote office. DCs are replicating properly to the primary site but since there is not a link to the remote offices I am receiving errors since the DCs in remote offices cannot communicate. I have gone into sites and services and tried removing the remote DCs from the list of replication partners and it "automatically generates" a replication. I have set the replication interval to "never" but I still receive the errors. Is there a way to make the DCs in the remote offices to stop trying to replicate to DCs in other remote offices and only replicate from the DC's in the primary office?

 

[teqmod]

OK I have found that automatic bridging of the sites was enabled and I have disabled this (simple uncheck of the box) but I am still receiving the KCC errors regardinig replication to DC's that should not be replicated to.

Anyone?

 

[ShackDaddy]

You can disable the KCC that auto-builds the replication system and manually build your replication structure.

Here's the link for disabling the KCC:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/242780

ShackDaddy
Shackelford Consulting