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Re: AD Mobile User Accounts & External Network

Tom

Thanks for your response.  It's 'bittersweet' to hear others are having the same issues as we are.

This posting on the Apple Support forums sounds like the same exact issue:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=520982&tstart=0

Of interest - we are specifying a 'preferred' domain controller in the advanced, administrative options of the AD plugin (using a fully-qualified domain name) and also include 'hamilton.edu' in the search domains field of the TCP/IP network settings.  We are speculating that this combination may be letting the AD plugin think it can contact the domain controllers, although we have not had an opportunity to do any testing in this area as of yet.  We're planning to try specifying the preferred DC by hostname only and removing the search domain to see if that makes any difference - any thoughts on this?

Any other experiences with AD and 'mobile' accounts?

Thanks again Tom.

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Jesse

On Jul 26, 2006, at 4:19 PM, Tom Watkins wrote:

Jesse,
I have just imaged 95 laptops and I'm in the testing phase of the managed mobile accounts.  I am having the same problem as you.  If the managed laptop location is not changed - everything seems to work fine.  If I try to change the location to another network (not at school) - it doesn't work.  I can change the network location and I can get wireless service, but if I try to shutdown or change the network location to the schools subnet - the laptop hangs (still not at school).  I have tried to turn airport off before the switch - but it doesn't 'work consistently.  I have the preferences managed for the computer list and not the individuals students.  I am allowing the use of the network pane in the system preferences because I don't think that the students can mess it up (need admin password to change anything).  I leave the user management alone unless I have to allow or deny access to applications on an individual basis.
Please let me know if you find a solution - not going to be successful deployment here if this can't be corrected.

Thanks,
Tom Watkins
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