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Windows 2008 DC not allowing connections from different subnet

Hi,

I recently built a new external Windows 2008 domain in a new forest at windows 2008 level. This domain is to be hosted externally to our internal domain, which is a windows 2003 domain level domain. I eventually plan to create a one way trust where the external domain trusts the internal domain. However, I am having communications issues between internal DCs and my new Windows 2008 DC. Below is the situation:

ExtServer1 - Win 2008 SP1 DC (located in "external subnet 1")
ExtServer2 - Win 2008 SP1 DNS member server (located in "external subnet 1")
ExtServer3 - Win 2003 SP2 ISA member server (located in "external subnet 1")

IntServer1 - Win 2003 SP2 DC (located in "internal subnet 10")
IntServer2 - Win 2003 SP2 DC (located in "internal subnet 11")
IntWporkstation1 - Win XP SP3 workstation (located in "internal subnet 12")

From ExtServer2: telnet ExtServer1 389 (works fine)
From ExtServer3: telnet ExtServer1 389 (works fine)

From IntServer1: telnet ExtServer1 389 (does not work)
From IntServer2: telnet ExtServer1 389 (does not work)
From IntWorkstation1: telnet ExtServer1 389 (does not work)

From IntServer1: telnet ExtServer2 53 (works fine)
From IntServer2: telnet ExtServer2 53 (works fine)
From IntWorkstation1: telnet ExtServer2 53 (works fine)

Basically, I can not access this DC "ExtServer1" from any other subnet. Access fromt he same subnet works fine. I have a full access from internal subnets to external subnets, so no network issues blocking access to this server. Also I can get to this subnet, as you can see from the tests to another member server in the "external" subnet domain.

I am new to windows 2008, but have seen a lot of changes int he windows firewall and security space. Can anyone point me int he right direction or tell me what could be the issue here? Once I have successfully able to communicate from my internal subnets to this DC, I can create my trust and be on my way with other tasks.

Thanks.
kineticexpert

kineticexpert

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Sorry, also to add to this. Prior to completing a DCPROMO on this windows 2008 server (ExtServer1), I was able to successfully copy across files to the server from any server/workstation in internal subnets (i.e. IntServer1, IntServer2, IntWorkstation1). However, now I can not access at all from the internal subnets as mentioned above.

So one would assume some policy has been applied since becoming a domain controller.

Thanks.
Adrian

Mike Kline

Have you checked the firewall settings on the 2008 DC? I'd even disalbe it for a quick test too.
A network trace would really come in handy here.
You could also run portqry from the internal box to the 2008 DC and see what the results are from IntServer1 to ExtServer1
Thanks
Mike

kineticexpert

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Hi Mike,
Thanks for the response. How would you suggesst I do a network trace? I have tried using network monitor, but have not been successful in trying to understand it.
I used portqry and got the below results.

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Starting portqry.exe -n 10.48.128.50 -e 389 -p TCP ...

Querying target system called:

10.48.128.50

Attempting to resolve IP address to a name...

Failed to resolve IP address to name

querying...

TCP port 389 (ldap service): FILTERED
portqry.exe -n 10.48.128.50 -e 389 -p TCP exits with return code 0x00000002.

Thanks.

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Mike Kline

well done!!
So now does that portqry come back as "listening"
Thanks

Mike

kineticexpert

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yeah it does...
quite a handy little tool to use. I was relying on my network logs, which wasn't showing anything...so hence thought it was fine.
Thanks.