That's why I'm suggesting you put a DC for the child domain in the site with the RAS server in it. Otherwise, the authentication traffic will have to go over the WAN. For a RAS user, the performance hit may be negligible given that his connection speed is probably less than available on the WAN link, but there are other considerations as well - i.e. what resources will the dialed-in user be accessing, and where will they be located? How many concurrent RAS users do you wish to support?
All of this will work (assuming DNS is working properly) over a WAN without a DC or the accessed resources being in the same site as the RAS server, but performance may be constrained by available bandwidth on the WAN link. You can eliminate the authentication traffic from the WAN if there is a local DC for the child domain in the site with the RAS server. HTH, Linton -----Original Message----- From: Salandra, Justin A. [mailto:jasalandra@;chcsnet.org] Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 5:35 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] RAS But the RAS server and the Child Domain are separated by a WAN Link -----Original Message----- From: Linton Smith (WBTQ) [mailto:GWLLES@;Weston.ca] Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 5:28 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] RAS Yes, but you will want to have a DC for the child domain in the same site as the RAS server to ensure rapid authentication. Linton -----Original Message----- From: Salandra, Justin A. [mailto:jasalandra@;chcsnet.org] Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 5:09 PM To: ActiveDir (E-mail) Subject: [ActiveDir] RAS If I have a domain tree with a RAS Server in the Parent, can a user dial in to that RAS server and login as a user in the child domain? Justin A. Salandra, MCSE Senior Network Engineer Catholic Healthcare System 914.681.8117 office 646.483.3325 cell [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:jasalandra@;chcsnet.org> List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
