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How granular do the subnets in AD sites and services need to get. &nbsp;For instance.. if I have several subnets under 172.16.0.0, should I list them all in AD sites and services or is 172.16.0.0/16 enough. &nbsp;What difference does it make in either case?
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How granular do the subnets in AD sites and services need to get.  For instance.. if I have several subnets under 172.16.0.0, should I list them all in AD sites and services or is 172.16.0.0/16 enough.  What difference does it make in either case?

Subnets in Active Directory sites and services

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.