Re: VPN Server on Domain

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From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 08/12/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:54:37 -0400

Why will your domain controller be down at night?

Misslemike wrote:
> Hi, I am an instructor with a VPN server joined to my
> Windows Server 2003 domain and users in the Domain can VPN
> in for class folders. It used to be set up as a Workgroup
> VPN Server. But after joining it to the domain, I forgot
> the night instructor will be using his own drive and my
> Domain Contoller will be down at nights. So, I am not able
> to VPN into the vpn server now because I get an
> authentication error with any of the user accounts I used
> before. I guess I will have to unjoin it from the domain,
> but is there a way to set the VPN server so that a user
> can still vpn in when the DC is down and by keeping it a
> member of the domain? Thanks

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