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What happens when you create the new site is that you associate the subnets for those users to siteA.<br />
Then you place their local DC into site A.<br />
That is how they will know to authenticated to their local DC.<br />
Very detailed info can be found here:<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314861" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.c<wbr />om/kb/3148<wbr />61</a><br />
<i>&quot;....</i><i>After the client locates a domain controller, the client establishes communication by using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to gain access to Active Directory. As part of that negotiation, the domain controller identifies which site the client is in, based on the IP subnet of that client. If the client is communicating with a domain controller that is not in the closest (most optimal) site, the domain controller returns the name of the client's site. ...&quot;</i><br />
Thanks<br />
Mike<br />
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Just a follow up about the sites<br />
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I didn't want to type my response again so the link to my previous response is here: &nbsp;<br />
<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/24109142/New-Site-in-AD-2003.html" rel="ugc">http://www.experts-exchang<wbr />e.com/OS/M<wbr />icrosoft_O<wbr />perating_S<wbr />ystems/Ser<wbr />ver/2003_S<wbr />erver/Q_24<wbr />109142.htm<wbr />l</a><br />
Thanks<br />
Mike<br />
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The &nbsp;location tab has nothing to due with the DC used for authentication<br />

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This may be true...<br />
Infact, all the input I was given was good advice and correct, but was not specifically what I was looking for.<br />
My understanding of this &quot;Location Tab&quot; is that it is an optional way to setup and segregate the varying locations of items in a multi-site domain. After reading the article I found, I realized that the use of this feature requires some GP changes, and is not necessary in light of the fact that the standard IP subnet method of finding domain resources works by &quot;default&quot;. <br />
The article made it sound like if you implemented this, you would be changing how the system overall finds elements in the domain. So based upon this information, I opted not to bother with this setting.<br />
I may not be spelling this out very well here, but I believe I understand it.<br />

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Two questions concerning the location tab- <br />
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#1 Can the location tab be used to segregate the varying locations of items in a multi-site domain as mentioned above? &nbsp;That is what I believe but would like that confirmed.<br />
#2 Can the location tab be added to user objects and not just computer objects?
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I have read several articles in this site referencing the ability to activate this &quot;Browse&quot; button associated with the &quot;Location Tab&quot; of Active Directory.<br />
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The general consensis seems to be that this is a tool to locate printers in a multi-site domain.<br />
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My question here is:<br />
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How is this just for printers when the location tab appears on every AD object?<br />
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I should be able to use this -once activated- to locate all of my domain resources if desired.<br />
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I am expanding my single site domain to a multi-site domain. Ultimatly I am trying to understand the best way to make sure things are segregated by site so that users in site A are shown to be in site A and get authentication from the DC in site A, Etc.<br />
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This location feature sounds like a good tool to do that with. If not with this feature, what do I do to segregate different site items?<br />
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Thanks
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I have read several articles in this site referencing the ability to activate this "Browse" button associated with the "Location Tab" of Active Directory.

The general consensis seems to be that this is a tool to locate printers in a multi-site domain.

My question here is:

How is this just for printers when the location tab appears on every AD object?

I should be able to use this -once activated- to locate all of my domain resources if desired.

I am expanding my single site domain to a multi-site domain. Ultimatly I am trying to understand the best way to make sure things are segregated by site so that users in site A are shown to be in site A and get authentication from the DC in site A, Etc.

This location feature sounds like a good tool to do that with. If not with this feature, what do I do to segregate different site items?

Thanks

Location tab on Active Directory Objects

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