Re: Active Directory: Remote Locations

From: Matjaz Ladava [MVP] (matjaz_at__nospam_ladava.com)
Date: 03/28/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 23:28:59 +0200

Hi Fao,

First you have to setup a VPN connection between your offices. I would
suggest you to get a hardware VPN to VPN solution which will take care of
connecting your offices.
After you have a fully routed network between your offices, you will have to
setup sites in AD. you do this by using AD Sites and Services snapin. Assign
a subnet object to each site. After that you will have to install a DC in
remote office. You use normally dcpromo procedure for this. The server will
be placed in right site in as because of the subnet object assigned to its
site.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/activedirectory/adsites.asp

Because you are planning to use Windows Server 2003 in 2000 network you will
first have to extend AD schema to support Windows Server 2003 as Domain
Controller.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;325379 

-- 
Regards
Matjaz Ladava, MCSA, MCSE, MCT, MVP
Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Active Directory
matjaz@ladava.com, matjazl@mvps.org
"Fao, Sean" <enceladus311@yahoo.comI-WANT-NO-SPAM> wrote in message 
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> Hell all,
>
> All my AD setups so far have been fairly small and I haven't yet had to 
> set up any AD controllers that were physically located in two different 
> locations.  The company I work for has just purchased a new building and 
> will now require me to configure a remote server, which will be connected 
> over the Internet.
>
> Both the headquarters and branch office have connections to the Internet 
> (but not point to point).  I imagine some form of VPN needs to be 
> established between the two locations so that the branch office can sync 
> with the headquarters and vice versa.  I've searched Microsoft's knowledge 
> base for articles on configuring this type of network; but, I'm not having 
> much luck.
>
> The headquarters is running Windows 2000 AD and cannot yet be upgraded 
> because of financial issues.  The branch office will be running Windows 
> 2003 Server.
>
> I'll continue to search the knowledge bases for but any information that I 
> can use to get me started would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you in 
> advance,
>
> Sean

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