GeminiDaddy
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I'm trying to maintain 2 distinct networks, but want to use the same physical cabling. All my users log into DOMAIN1. I have set up DOMAIN2 as a test environment - there are no trusts between the two. My W2K3 Server authenticates its own clients, and is set up as a domain controller for DOMAIN2.
Everything seems to work fine except for when someone on DOMAIN1 logs off. When they try to log back in (like after a reboot), they cannot log back in - I think this is happening because it is the nearest physically located domain controller to the other users on my local network. Therefore, authentications for DOMAIN1 users are somehow ending up trying to authenticated by my DOMAIN2 server. If I shut DOMAIN2 server down, then everything is fine.
Question is, how can I get the computers on DOMAIN1 to ignore my DOMAIN2 server when it's online? Is it even possible?? I considered removing its status as a domain controller, but then, how would the other machines in my test environment log into DOMAIN2 so I can do stuff?
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Everything seems to work fine except for when someone on DOMAIN1 logs off. When they try to log back in (like after a reboot), they cannot log back in - I think this is happening because it is the nearest physically located domain controller to the other users on my local network. Therefore, authentications for DOMAIN1 users are somehow ending up trying to authenticated by my DOMAIN2 server. If I shut DOMAIN2 server down, then everything is fine.
Question is, how can I get the computers on DOMAIN1 to ignore my DOMAIN2 server when it's online? Is it even possible?? I considered removing its status as a domain controller, but then, how would the other machines in my test environment log into DOMAIN2 so I can do stuff?
pain makes man think. thought makes man wise. wisdom makes life endurable