Multiple Domain Confusion

[Guest]

I am not new to setting up single Domain's, but when setting up 2 - I have some questions.. I want to thank you in advance for the help

If I have 3 sites, all connected with T1 lines and Cisco router
Site
Site
Site

I am setting up a Server @ Site A with Domain: SiteAServe
I am also setting up another server @ Site B with Domain: SiteBServe
Site C will be also logging into SiteBServer

Everything seems easy till now

Say, in the long run - I want someone from SiteBServer to login into a SiteAServers share - or even a SiteAServers local computer - is this as easy as making a trust - and allowing that user access to the shared drive? or am I misunderstanding something like I feel I am

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

In this scenario, you do not need to configure trusts unless you are
creating separate forests. Instead, you could have a single domain forest
with 3 separate sites; or you could have two or more domains in the same
forest. In either case, no special trusts are needed.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

I am not new to setting up single Domain's, but when setting up 2 - I have

some questions.. I want to thank you in advance for the help.

If I have 3 sites, all connected with T1 lines and Cisco routers
Site A
Site B
Site C

I am setting up a Server @ Site A with Domain: SiteAServer
I am also setting up another server @ Site B with Domain: SiteBServer
Site C will be also logging into SiteBServer.

Everything seems easy till now.

Say, in the long run - I want someone from SiteBServer to login into a

SiteAServers share - or even a SiteAServers local computer - is this as easy
as making a trust - and allowing that user access to the shared drive? or am
I misunderstanding something like I feel I am.

 

[Guest]

This is where I am very confused...
What machine of these 2 servers defines the forrest? I read the same thing, but I just dont get it. Probably easer hands on
I understand in theroy I should be able to mak

Forest
(is this a server or is it "Virtual"
|
Forest.SiteAServer - Forest.SitebServe
|
SiteA SiteB - Site

----- Doug Sherman [MVP] wrote: ----

In this scenario, you do not need to configure trusts unless you ar
creating separate forests. Instead, you could have a single domain fores
with 3 separate sites; or you could have two or more domains in the sam
forest. In either case, no special trusts are needed

Doug Sherma
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MV

I am not new to setting up single Domain's, but when setting up 2 - I hav

some questions.. I want to thank you in advance for the help

I am also setting up another server @ Site B with Domain: SiteBServe
Site C will be also logging into SiteBServer

SiteAServers share - or even a SiteAServers local computer - is this as eas
as making a trust - and allowing that user access to the shared drive? or a
I misunderstanding something like I feel I am

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

You create domain controllers by running dcpromo.exe. When you run
dcpromo.exe, a wizzard will ask you whether you want to create a new domain
in a new forest, domain controller in an existing domain, existing forest,
etc. The first domain controller you create will also be a forest root
domain controller. This means that in addition to the roles held by any
first domain controller in a new domain, it will also be the schema master
and the domain naming master for the entire forest.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

This is where I am very confused...
What machine of these 2 servers defines the forrest? I read the same

thing, but I just dont get it. Probably easer hands on.