Can't find a 'Global Catalog' server

[jackman]

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Hi,

I have a strange problem. I have a Forest (Windows 2000 Server DCs) with two
domains, one is a child of the other. In the root domain I created a new DC
that is a 2003 server DC. I made it a Global Catalog server. I then did the
same for the child domain. I then changed the root DC so that it was no
longer a DC as it holds the Infrastructure Master FSMO role. I therefore
should have 2 GC's, one in the root domain and one in the child domain. The
strange thing is that I can only see the one in the child domain. When I run
nltest or look in DNS, they only show the one in the child domain. I checked
the AD S+S and all is as it should be. I then tried to make the original
Windows 2000 DC in the root domain a GC and this didn't work either, even
though the box is ticked in AD S+S?

I would be grateful if someone could help?

 

[Guest]

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Telnet the dc holding the GC role on port 3268 (or 3269 if encrypted).
If it does, but other servers still cannot find it, you might have a
problem within your dns infrastructure.

 

[Guest]

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jackman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a strange problem. I have a Forest (Windows 2000 Server DCs) with two
> domains, one is a child of the other. In the root domain I created a new DC
> that is a 2003 server DC. I made it a Global Catalog server. I then did the
> same for the child domain. I then changed the root DC so that it was no
> longer a DC as it holds the Infrastructure Master FSMO role. I therefore
> should have 2 GC's, one in the root domain and one in the child domain. The
> strange thing is that I can only see the one in the child domain. When I run
> nltest or look in DNS, they only show the one in the child domain. I checked
> the AD S+S and all is as it should be. I then tried to make the original
> Windows 2000 DC in the root domain a GC and this didn't work either, even
> though the box is ticked in AD S+S?
>
> I would be grateful if someone could help?

Hi!
Did you made the change througth the sites and sevices snap ?
Is your DNS server an active direcroty integrated?
Run the netdiag tool and look for any report with fail.

Good luck.