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Are your sites connected via VPN? If so, run a DCDIAG /test:DNS to see if you get any DCLocator errors. You may have an RDP issue due to a recent windows update problem.
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Are your sites connected via VPN? If so, run a DCDIAG /test:DNS to see if you get any DCLocator errors. You may have an RDP issue due to a recent windows update problem.

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Hello,<br />
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I have 2 sites in my environment. Both on the same network and both running Windows Server 2012. At this point both sites are about equal in size (300-400 users) but the remote site is growing. Both sites have DC's that are on the same domain. <br />
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I have noticed that users are authenticating to both DC's approximately evenly. Is there a way to make it so users at my remote site autheticate to their local DC and vice versa?<br />
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Thanks.
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Hello,

I have 2 sites in my environment. Both on the same network and both running Windows Server 2012. At this point both sites are about equal in size (300-400 users) but the remote site is growing. Both sites have DC's that are on the same domain. 

I have noticed that users are authenticating to both DC's approximately evenly. Is there a way to make it so users at my remote site autheticate to their local DC and vice versa?

Thanks.

AD Remote site logons

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.

Active Directory

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.