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how to properly configure dns on a remote site

I have a head office and remote stores.

In the head office i have my root DC.  I was told to setup domains in the same forest for the remote sites.  I'm looking to manage all the remote sites from head office when it comes to users/gpo/software deployment.  My problem is that i'm not very familiar with the whole remote site setup. The main problem is the DNS. I have secure vpn tunnels setup between remote sites and head office. I need the domain to replicate, but when the vpn is down the remote domain will still function i guess they will only replicate once the vpn is up, that's fine with me. I need detailed instructions on how to connect the remote dns to work with my head office.

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Hi intellie_ex,

at the site level i would install DNS and add the root DC as a forwarder

make sure you can resolve the root DC using nslookup on the name and IP

after that  i would let DCPROMO look after DNS for you, it will pull the records down from the root DC and configure it the best way it sees fit

we have a very similar situation. Each site should have a GC configured also

you will be able to manage down to machine level from your root domain

its just a quick undetailed response as i was just leaving the office Hope it Helps a bit, if you need more details just post

Cheers!
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K i did all the steps, look fine.

so now if i add a host in the main site dns, it will replicate to my remote sites?
k, everything works great. thanks

I will need some help with managing user access for all remote sites from Head Office.. I will post that quesiton soon.

Thanks again for you time.