Two network - One Domain controller

[karthikaravind]

My Network configuration is as follows:

192.168.2.1-192.168.2.255 (Subnetmask - 255.255.255.0 )

192.168.3.1-192.168.3.255 (Subnetmask - 255.255.255.0 )

I have only one Domain controller with two NIC cards.

One NIC card is connected to 192.168.2.0 Network(via one switch) and

other NIC card is connected to 192.168.3.0 network (via another switch).

Will this one server serve as DC for two networks ? (One Domain is enough).

Please see the Network configuration at

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8596/networkf.jpg (Uploaded as well)

[MrJinje]

Unless you have a very expensive router, I doubt it will accept and provide internet to two separate networks. Most commerical routers only accept one network.

I have a similar setup in my house, but my second network does not connect to the internet directly, it must proxy through the server connection.

Is this for your home network or is this for a small company ?

Edited March 5, 2010 by MrJinje

[cluberti]

Just be aware that multihomed domain controllers can run into LOTS of problems:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverDS/thread/a1583d7f-fa59-4497-89de-666d683e53a0

Unless your switches cannot be stacked or communicate (or you're restricting both networks for a specific reason), it might make more sense to stack or connect the two switches and use 192.168.x.x/23 instead (192.168.0.0 - 192.168.1.255, 255.255.254.0, for example). It would avoid multihoming the DC and the problems that will create.