Collapse in to single forest/domain, have DC('s) at each location, and
use AD Sites to stipulate subnet on each end of WAN link.Provided your WAN bandwidth allows for this. -sc > -----Original Message----- > From: James Kerr [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 12:09 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: domain/forest setup question > > Overall, I'm always looking to make things easier to manage. > > The new DC is replacing the single DC they have at that location that > is > going on 5 years old. When it was the originally put there we did not > have > any VPN connection between the two locations. > > The main office has about 80 users and the smaller has about 40 but > will > soon be about 50. The server at the moment really only provides file > and > print services. WSUS and AV and Exchnage come from the main location. > At > some point I would like to run a sharepoint for the whole company. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven M. Caesare" <[email protected]> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:27 AM > Subject: RE: domain/forest setup question > > > What are you trying to accomplish: 1)overall, and 2) with the new DC? > > -sc > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Kerr [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:19 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: domain/forest setup question > > > > I would like to hear some input into an upcoming change I have to > make > > to > > our network. Currently we have two locations each domain is a > separate > > forest but we have domain trusts. The locations are connected via a > VPN > > and > > their both on a separate subnet I'm going to be installing a new DC > at > > the > > smaller location and I'm debating whether I should keep the forests > > separate > > or same forest different domains or just make the new DC a member of > > our > > existing domain at the main location. It seems to me that adding to > the > > existing domain would be the easiest to manage and probably the best > > way to > > go right? Any downsides to the last option? > > > > James > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
