RE: server/connectcomputer from remote offices

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Hello Ian,

Thank you for posting back!

I understand that you want to copy some files from SBS Server to DCs locate
at Site B and Site C.

Based on my knowledge, if there is another Windows 2K3 computer works as a
second DC or member server in the SBS 2003 domain, we can use the DFS to
replicate the files. To do this, you can create a domain root on the SBS
2003 server, enable DFS on the Windows 2K3 server and then configure the
replication between two servers. For detailed information regarding DFS,
please refer to the following links:

Step-by-Step Guide to Distributed File System (Dfs)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/howto/dfsguide.
mspx

Distributed File System (DFS): Best Practices and Troubleshooting Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/administration/fileandprint/df
sbp.asp

812487 Overview of DFS in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=812487

323247 Overview of Basic File Replication Service Concepts and Terminology
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=323247

Windows Server 2003 Deployment Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/DepKi
t/c283b699-6124-4c3a-87ef-865443d7ea4b.mspx

Windows 2000 DFS
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/default.asp?url=/windo
ws2000/en/advanced/help/sag_DFtopnode.htm

Regarding second issue, I still suggest that gather the information I
required to research.

Hope this information helps. Thanks a lot for your time and I am looking
forward to hearing from you!

Best regards,

Brandy Nee

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>Hi Brandy
>
>Thanks for the reply and your patience in waiting for a response!
>
>We have the sbs server installed at location A.
>At location B and C we have a win2k3 std server which is successfully
>replicating the AD. Therefore the Sysvol share is also replicated. The
logon
>scripts are obviously located and replicated in there. The clients do
indeed
>query the scripts on the local dcs.
>The problem lies in the fact that the first line in the script points at
>\\serverinlocationA\. when this script is run, the client machines have to
>pull down the whole of the setup.exe and anything that is referenced by it
>inorder to logon.
>Given that these are 256k vpn's, this takes sometime.
>
>I do not beliebe there is any issue with the machines logging onto the
>domain, only that the exe detailed in the script file takes so long to run.
>
>I agree that the first line on the script should not be removed, however,
I
>would like to copy all of the relevant data to a local share, and create a
>script for those users.
>
>With the second issue... it is caused by the first! since we were not
being
>patient enough for setup.exe to fully execute, it was not completing the
>client set up. If we logon a user for the first time at location B and
>walkaway for 10 minutes, everything is fine and dandy.
>
>Does this clarify my questions better?
>
>Thanks
>
>Ian
>

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