5.4. Frequently Asked Questions
Let's look, at this point, at some of the most frequently asked questions, to get a feel for what people most often inquire about.
| Q1: | HOW DOES A WORKSTATION DISCOVER ITS SITE? |
| A1: | A workstation discovers its site by presenting its subnet to the first Active Directory server contacted. The workstation determines the subnet by applying its subnet mask to its IP address. The subnet mask and IPO address can be either assigned by DHCP or statically configured. The first server contacted uses the presented subnet to locate the site object for the site where the workstation is located. If the current server is not in that site, the server notifies the workstation of a better server to use. |
| Q2: | HOW DOES A WORKSTATION FIND ... |
Get Win32 System Services: The Heart of Windows® 98 and Windows® 2000 now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
