if to build a DC at remote subnet

[fshguo]

Currently the computers at the remote subnet are standalone computers,
how can I make them jion the central domain without building a DC at
this sub-net?

Secondly, if I have to build a server as a DC in the remote sub-net,
when I use DCPROMO, how to make sure it communicates with DC at the
central network.

Thanks,
fshguo.

 

[Kurt]

All you need is a routed connection. If it is a fast link or you hafe just a
few computers, you can use the remote DC. If it is a remoted site over a
slow link, you'll need a VPN or dedicated WAN connection and likely a DC
on-site. You can control replication by designating sites in active
directory sites and services and specifying a custom replication schedule.

....kurt

 

[fshguo]

Fully VPN'ed envrionment, when I join a remote computer to the central
domain (no local DC), it is complaining about could not find domain.

What could be the cause?

 

[Dan Pinkham]

Necessary ports open on Firewall?

 

[Kurt]

This is most likely because it is not using the domain DNS server. There are
several ways to accomplish this depending on whether your VPN is a hardware
solution or a Windows VPN. Try listing your AD DNS server as the primary and
the remote site's ISP's DNS server as the secondary.

...kurt