I would also suggest making sure that you schedule replication at specific
intervals to that location by making it a site, and not use the bandwidth
for constant directory replication.

Toddler

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Kingslan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 10:10 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Global Catalog placement


Jennifer,

Make the DC at the remote a GC - it is going to greatly speed up the
resolution of many functions that are not exactly unique to Exchange, but do
play a part in it's operation.

Even if the Exchange server is remote to the user, they will use a GC local
to them.

Rick Kingslan  MCSE, MCSA, MCT
Microsoft MVP - Active Directory
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
 

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jennifer Fountain
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 7:33 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [ActiveDir] Global Catalog placement

I need some advice on placing a GC at one of my remote locations.  I have a
256kbps connection to my remote site that only contains 20 people.  I have a
DC installed at that location but users connect to their email at my
location.  Currently when they click to send an email, it takes 19-20
seconds to send. - outlook 2000 sp3 (receiving seems to be ok)  I am
wondering - if making their existing DC into a GC, it may speed up? grasping
here? I hate to put an exchange server at that location with only 20 people
but according to this article:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodt
echnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/deployguide/dssbd_topo_dljo.asp it is not
advised to put a GC at that location - granted this seems to be for windows
2003 and we have 2000 - not sure if ths still pertains.  

any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Jenn
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