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Advice on adding a branch office with some 15 users to the Domain in Head Office

Hi,

I got a Branch Office with some 15 users coming up and i want to add the same to part of the domain in Head Office. Right now head office is having

2 - Windows 2003 SP2 AD servers

1- Exchange 2003 SP2 Server

For remote office mail, iam planning to use RPC over https for Laptop users and for Desktop users normal MAPi connection. What i want to know is, whats the best way to configure AD and DNS for the remote office?

Thanks

Qman 2007

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qman2007

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Hi,

My project is not yet over. So i am keeping this question open to get more suggestions or if i have a question in between the project i want to post it here.

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Qman

qman2007

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Hi,

What should be the DNS settings for brach office DC as well as clients.

Further how can i check the replication between branch office and head office DC's

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Qman

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the computers at the branch office should look to their local server for DNS

You can check replication by using replmon (part of the server2003 support tools) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6EC50B78-8BE1-4E81-B3BE-4E7AC4F0912D&displaylang=en

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qman2007

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Hi,

As you all give me some suggestions i am splitting the points for all three.

Thanks

Qman