Re: Intersite Replication using NAT and firewall between sites

"OMPI" <OMPI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'm having trouble trying to configure replication between two sites under
> the same domain.
> DC Site1-One to one NAT to a firewall
> DC Site2-One to one NAT to a firewall
> What is the best way to configure replication between these two sites?
> I know I can use IPSec to establish a tunnel between the sites, but the
> configuration for IPSec is really a nightmare. Is there and easier way to
> do
> this?

From
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c2ef3846-43f0-4caf-9767-a9166368434e&DisplayLang=en
Note Active Directory functionality is not supported over a router that
has Network Address Translation (NAT) enabled. The configuration
recommendations in this paper apply only to non-NAT environments.

So you are running in an unsupported environment. You should consider a VPN
tunnel between your sites.

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"OMPI" <OMPI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8E257AA6-33D9-474C-B34D-ADC6C2CE133E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I'm having trouble trying to configure replication between two sites under
> the same domain.
> DC Site1-One to one NAT to a firewall
> DC Site2-One to one NAT to a firewall
> What is the best way to configure replication between these two sites?
> I know I can use IPSec to establish a tunnel between the sites, but the
> configuration for IPSec is really a nightmare. Is there and easier way to
> do
> this?
>
> Your help will be gladly appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Omar
>


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