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Check the subnet settings used at user end and..if you have added that under site also.
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Check the subnet settings used at user end and..if you have added that under site also.

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yes, the subnet settings are correct
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run ipconfig /flushdns and check again. Run this command on the user machine...do a tracert also
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run ipconfig /flushdns and check again. Run this command on the user machine...do a tracert also

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Thanks in advance. &nbsp;We are troubleshooting DFS issues in a Windows 2003 environment. &nbsp;DFS is used only for roaming profiles and replication occurs off-hours via robocopy batch files. &nbsp;<br />
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There are 10 sites and we have 10 different DFS links that each include 2 targets. &nbsp;The 2 targets include one for the local branch domain controller (which is obviously where we would like clients to pull profiles from) and one for the main colocation domain controller (this DC exists in all DFS links). &nbsp;The problem is that one of the branches is pulling from the colo DC instead of the local DC.<br />
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How can we start to troubleshoot this?
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Thanks in advance.  We are troubleshooting DFS issues in a Windows 2003 environment.  DFS is used only for roaming profiles and replication occurs off-hours via robocopy batch files.  

There are 10 sites and we have 10 different DFS links that each include 2 targets.  The 2 targets include one for the local branch domain controller (which is obviously where we would like clients to pull profiles from) and one for the main colocation domain controller (this DC exists in all DFS links).  The problem is that one of the branches is pulling from the colo DC instead of the local DC.

How can we start to troubleshoot this?

DFS problem

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

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Windows XP

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.