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Force NT 4 Wkst to be authenticated by specific DC?
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It is not possible to force a workstation to be authenticated by a domain controler. to authenticate YOu must to declare it in the properties at network neihgborhood...
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- Nov 5, 2002
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You can force a wks to authenticate to any specified DC. Use setprfdc.exe from the nt resource kit. I beleive that it started shipping with Service pak 6 also. after the initial logon you can run this command and every subsequent logon (without a restart) will authenticate to the specified DC. This is especially helpful if you are trying to trouble shoot a policy or logon script error at one DC.
You can also for the authentication by using the host files but it has been more than 3 years since I have done that and I do not remember how.
You can also for the authentication by using the host files but it has been more than 3 years since I have done that and I do not remember how.
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