Server Domain Remote Connection

dannaswolcott

dannaswolcott

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I have a network at home, About 12 pcs connect to it. I have a server that each pc is a member of its domain. My question is, My friend wants to join my domain but he does not live with me nor share my network in any way. Is there any way I can have his PC join my domain on my server even though its out side of his network? I see business connect to the same server that's not even in there building. How can this be done?
 
Windows should have everything you need to set it up. Your friend just needs to add a network connection that is a VPN type. The rest of the setup is on your server.
 
I've not found VPN to be fairly fast assuming you aren't running more clients than your connection can handle.

And I may be mistaken but a roaming profile only works if you are on a system that is connected to your network does it not?
 
Cromewell said:
I've not found VPN to be fairly fast assuming you aren't running more clients than your connection can handle.

And I may be mistaken but a roaming profile only works if you are on a system that is connected to your network does it not?
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Nope you have to be onsite once to synchronize with the network, then you can go off site and do whatever, then when you come back on site it will synchronize again.

Pretty sweet. I run the Unix version at work called Portable Home Directories.
 
if he'll be off site permanently roaming profiles won't do you any good.

set up routing and remote access to server as a vpn server and forward the ports on your router (alot of tutorials on the internet if you don't know to do it). then just set up the vpn connection from the client using the wizard.
 
Vipernitrox said:
if he'll be off site permanently roaming profiles won't do you any good.

set up routing and remote access to server as a vpn server and forward the ports on your router (alot of tutorials on the internet if you don't know to do it). then just set up the vpn connection from the client using the wizard.
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At that point though, VPN to a consumer based internet connection through probably a cheap router, will be ungodly slow, beyond dial up slow....

Then at that point I would suggest just web based file sharing, I mean unless they need to access to some machines or servers, then I would suggest you use ssh or telnet to accomplish that, or perhaps remote desktop.
 
tlarkin said:
At that point though, VPN to a consumer based internet connection through probably a cheap router, will be ungodly slow, beyond dial up slow....

Then at that point I would suggest just web based file sharing, I mean unless they need to access to some machines or servers, then I would suggest you use ssh or telnet to accomplish that, or perhaps remote desktop.
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that's true never tried a vpn through a consumer internet connection...

it all depends on what this user needs from being in the domain.
 
Vipernitrox said:
that's true never tried a vpn through a consumer internet connection...

it all depends on what this user needs from being in the domain.
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VPN through our 200meg OC3 line is ungodly slow, LOL and that is like 10x faster than high speed consumer bandwidth. VPN is not made for performance it is made for functionality, and there are so many security filters filtering out VPN access it just keeps adding to the performance hits.
 
yea i know that why i said "it all depends on what this user needs from being in the domain." if we know that we can make suggestions about what to do. otherwise we are just throwing in ideas...
 
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