Testing SLP Availability
Hi all,
A quick one from me. Ever had site discovery issues on your client machine?
You can stick one of the following into your web browser to confirm that the Server Locator Point is up and running:
If you use AD Sites for boundaries
https://<slp>/sms_slp/slp.dll?site&ad=<AD Site Name>
If you use IP Subnets for boundaries
https://<slp>/sms_slp/slp.dll?site&ip=<Client Subnet ID>
If you use IP ranges
https://<slp>/sms_slp/slp.dll?site&ir=<Client IP Address>
Or if you use a combination you can concatenate the parameters
https://<slp>/sms_slp/slp.dll?site&ip=<Client Subnet ID>&ad=<AD Site Name>&ir=<Client IP Address>
So in my test environment if I run the following:
https://svr-cen/sms_slp/slp.dll?site&ip=192.168.10.0&ad=Default-First-Site-Name&ir=192.168.10.10
I get this response:
If I make my SLP unavailable, in this case disabling authentication:
Entering an invalid / undefined boundary
This post was contributed by Rob York, a Premier Field Engineer with Microsoft Premier Field Engineering, UK.