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"" wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Just a quick query.
>
> Everytime i launch the AD snap in from my workstation. It
> takes a very long
> time to open. When it does, its connected to a different DC
> when is on a
> remote subnet located in a different state which explains the
> delay.
>
> How can I get the AD snap in connect to a local DC on my
> subnet all the time?
>
> I'm running Windows XP SP2 and my DCs are all W2K3. In each
> local subnet,
> there is a GC server available.
>
>
> Regards,
> Sung
Do you have a local DC? If you do there might be something wrong with
your sites and subnets configuration of you do not have a subnet
definition for the network subnet you work from
you can use the AD MMC as mentioned in:
Starting Active Directory MMC consoles from the command-line
Active Directory MMC consoles, including Active Directory Users and
Computers (dsa.msc), Active Directory Domains and Trusts (domain.msc)
and Active Directory Sites and Services (dssite.msc), provide
command-line options that allow you to start a console focused on a
particular domain or domain controller. The command-line options
support both fully qualified domain names and NetBIOS names.
The command-line options are:
• /domain=FullyQualifiedDomainName
• /domain=NetBIOSDomainName
• /server=FullyQualifiedDomainControllerName
• /server=NetBIOSDomainControllerName
You can use these command-line options to run the Active Directory MMC
consoles directly from the command line, or you can create a shortcut
to start a console and add the appropriate command-line options to the
shortcut. You can also use the command-line options with any custom
consoles that you create. For more information about creating and
saving console files, see Windows interface administrative tool
reference A-Z: Microsoft Management Console.
Command-line examples:
• To start Active Directory Users and Computers focused on domain1,
type:
dsa.msc /domain=domain1
• To start Active Directory Users and Computers focused on server1,
type:
dsa.msc /server=server1.domain1
• To start Active Directory Sites and Services focused on server1,
type:
dssite.msc /server=server1.domain1
• To start Active Directory Domains and Trusts focused on server1,
type:
domain.msc /server=server1.domain1
Notes
• Do not use both a /domain and /server command-line option at the
same time.
• The /domain options can only be used with Active Directory Users
and Computers.
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