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Thanks guys it was both the fact the childsite server &nbsp;wasnt a GC and that the workstations were pointed to the router for DNS...<br />
Thanks again.<br />
ian
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Thanks guys it was both the fact the childsite server  wasnt a GC and that the workstations were pointed to the router for DNS...
Thanks again.
ian

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We have a main AD site with all Win2003 servers (domain.com). At a new site we just set up a child domain (childsite.domain.com) with a brand new W2k3 server and new XP Sp3 workstations. The childsite has a slow DSL connection. The childsite server has a Windows VPN that connects to domain.com. <br />
PROBLEM: At the childsite it takes 3 to 5 minutes for users to logon even though their profile was created on and exists 20 feet away; on the childsite server. Also, if the VPN is not connected the logon fails (childsite not available).<br />
What do I need to do to have the childsite workstations look to the childsite server for user and computer profiles? <br />

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We have a main AD site with all Win2003 servers (domain.com). At a new site we just set up a child domain (childsite.domain.com) with a brand new W2k3 server and new XP Sp3 workstations. The childsite has a slow DSL connection. The childsite server has a Windows VPN that connects to domain.com. 
PROBLEM: At the childsite it takes 3 to 5 minutes for users to logon even though their profile was created on and exists 20 feet away; on the childsite server. Also, if the VPN is not connected the logon fails (childsite not available).
What do I need to do to have the childsite workstations look to the childsite server for user and computer profiles? 


W2k3 Child Domain via internet vpn, Slow logon on XP workstations

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