Roaming Profiles & VPN

[SteveW]

Hi,

For a VPN to log on quicker, a local profile is best. Can I set a
localprofile on someones home PC (XP Pro) and leave them with roaming
profiles in the office (also XP Pro)? Its an NT domain.

Thanks
SteveW

 

[Mark Dormer]

Have a read of this stuff
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;161334

There are policies for not downloading profiles on slow connections.
You can change the threshold of these.
So for example if you are connected via dialup or VPN with a speed below 500
kbps it would use a local copy of the profile

Regards
Mark Dormer

 

[SteveW]

Mark

Is there another way round this? The only policies I have set up are for 98
users.
Thanks

Steve

 

[Mark Dormer]

On the XP machine at home.
Run gpedit.msc
Navigate to Computer Configuration -- Administrative Template -- System --
User Profiles

You will see a setting "Only allow local user profiles", enable it.
This only affects the local computer

Or you could

Change the " Slow Network connection timeout for user profiles"
Enable it and change the default from 500 Kbps to 5000 knps, that should
stop all but a LAN connection from working.
This only affects the local computer.

Regards
Mark Dormer