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I'm confused about optimal setup but after doing a lot of reading I'd like to preserve the layout as is (in other words, no child domains and keep the domain the same at both sites).Īfter I complete configuration I'm going to setup DFS for an extremely large user folder. It won't allow me to do that since I already have bluefish.local setup on bluefish5 as primary. So I'm assuming I would setup the branch office server bluefish5 as hosting a secondary zone for bluefish.local (the main office). I'd like the branch office to perform name resolution for the main office in case users need to map directly to the main office server or use printers at the main office (I'm sure this is going to occur). Will this cause interference with the main office bluefish.local or will AD Sites recognize the subnets as separate and keep resolution local? IPv4 networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, DHCP, NAT, static routing). So I went ahead and configured it as a primary for bluefish.local like the main office. Branch office and mobile VPN configuration General IT Knowledge. I'd like to setup the branch office with DNS and DHCP roles for local environment (just like the main). Assuming everything above has to remain as is how should I proceed? This is where things get fuzzy for me and I'm not sure if I'm doing things properly. Ok I tested AD replication and it's working great between main and branch office. Again, there are no other servers in this environment. Main office DC is named bluefish1 on subnet 192.168.15.0, branch office DC is bluefish5 on subnet 192.168.20.0. Configured AD Sites and Services to reflect separate sites and subnets. Main office server is Primary DNS in a primary DNS zone, also setup with DHCP and Routing and remote access for individual users that dial in with laptopsĤ. IPsec is often used to set up VPNs, and it works by encrypting IP packets. VPN between offices using Watchguard firewalls, bandwidth is about 1/2 T1.ģ. From the Branch Office VPN page for a tunnel or the BOVPN Virtual Interface.
SET UP BRANCH OFFICE VPN WATCHGUARD FULL
Full T1 at branch, Main has bonded T1 already in placeĢ. Branch office has new server (Win2003 R2 SP2) and was also promoted to DC for redundancy.Īfter doing a lot of research for deployment of a new branch office I set it up with the following characteristics:ġ.
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Main office has one server that is also a DC (Win2003 SP2, it is not R2). I have a client with a main office and a new (and first) branch office.