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Managing AD from Remote DC
Hi when i want to manage my Active Directory from one of my remote site domain controllers its painfully slow. It seems particularly slow when trying to edit GPO's
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
How are you connecting to the remote DC - are you using a remote desktop connection or VPN, or both, or something else?
ASKER
im actually at the remote site working on the dc at the site. the sites are linkd via wan links dedicated
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I imagine the slowness has to do with trying to make changes in AD over a WAN link. I would try using the administrative remote desktop connection to one of the servers at your main site instead of just opening the management console locally. If you're not familiar with doing this, you would use the following command line (Start/Run): mstsc /v:[servername or IP] /console
ASKER
i thought that if i had a domain controller locally ie at the remote site then everything on ad would run as if i was at the may site. is this not the case then?
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if you are working locally, then yes, it should scream....however, if you are using the adminpak on your machine, it is probably binding to the servers in the wrong site.....you would be much better as above, remoting in and doing it that way
ASKER
why would it be hitting the servers in the wrong site?
will it be doing the same thing trying to run gp's ie hitting the wrong serves?
will it be doing the same thing trying to run gp's ie hitting the wrong serves?
well not the wrong onces as such, but the ones in your other site......just see which DC you are binding too....(i use vista and the adminpak is crap so i cant show you specifically where to check)
Have you got a GC in that site?
Have you got a GC in that site?
ASKER
yeah gc already there how do i now which dc in binded to
cheers
cheers
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