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New Object - Subnet Dialog Box

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

Item Details

Prefix

The network address that identifies the range of IP addresses in this subnet.

Prefix name in Active Directory Domain Services

The value that is used for the name of the subnet object in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Select a site object for this prefix

The site that is associated with the subnet address. When a Domain Name System (DNS) server receives a request for a domain controller in this site, only domain controllers whose IP addresses are in this subnet range are returned. In this way, domain controllers are located according to site.

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