Thanks for all the input,

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Wilf

"Wilf" wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I have been trying for a day or two to sort this out, and can't find any
> where documentation that could help,
>
> Scenario Multi master domain, (Master domain = W2K, containing all user
> accounts) resource domain containing NT4.0 WKS + Servers.
>
> Using XP or 2K , everthing seems to work ok, the Login request is
processed
> by a DC that is local to the site, following a WINS <1C> lookup.
>
> When using NT 4.0 machines however the DC that controls the users login is
> arbitrary, that is to say that is could be off site or not. I have checked
> with sniffer pro, and can see that the client PC registers itself in the
the
> trusing NT 4.0 domain, and correctly registers itself in the WINS servers.
> but nowhere can I see where it gets the information about what DC to use
to
> process the logon request.
>
> can anyone answer the question :
> "How does an NT 4.0 client decide which DC to validate the users
credentials
> in a trusted domain?"
>
> Cheers for any pointers
>
>