Properties Not Returned using Get-ADObject

Server 2008 R2 now includes Active Directory Web Services (ADWS), a new way to access AD information.  The new AD cmdlets available in Server 2008 R2 (and Windows 7 with the Remote Server Administration Tools installed), use these web services when accessing a remote domain controller.

I've been working on a script to automate the build process for remote domain controllers.  The steps include installing the AD DS role, creating the AD site, subnet, and site link, and then running dcpromo with an answer file.  As part of this, I came across an issue where a specific property was not being returned to me, but definitely did exist.  Using Get-ADObject and specifying the remote server, I was trying to get the site that a subnet was linked to, but it wasn't being returned.

Get-ADObject -Identity "CN=172.20.3.0/24,CN=Subnets,CN=Sites
,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=loc" -server 2008r2dc.domain.loc:3268
-properties siteObject | fl

Yielded the following results:

DistinguishedName : CN=172.20.3.0/24,CN=Subnets,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=loc
Name              : 172.20.3.0/24
ObjectClass       : subnet
ObjectGUID        : 4c189c9f-ae09-4967-be81-ecf1dd293444

Notice that the "siteObject" property I specifically requested in the cmdlet is not there.  As it turns out, in troubleshooting connectivity to the remote server, I had specified the port of 3268 (global catalog) but never took it back out once I resolved my issue (which turned to be something completely unrelated).  Because I was querying the GC, that attribute was not present.  So, if the cmdlet is run without specifying the port, it queries over the default ADWS port of 9389 and the property is returned.

Get-ADObject -Identity "CN=172.20.3.0/24,CN=Subnets,CN=Sites
,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=loc" -server 2008r2dc.domain.loc
-properties siteObject | fl

Yielded the following results:

DistinguishedName : CN=172.20.3.0/24,CN=Subnets,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=loc
Name              : 172.20.3.0/24
ObjectClass       : subnet
ObjectGUID        : 4c189c9f-ae09-4967-be81-ecf1dd293444
siteObject        : CN=Site001,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=loc

Hopefully my gaffe will be of help to someone else...