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so is your opinion to have a vpn to a remote dc onsite at everylocation. &nbsp;Or put a remote dc in the datacenter and keep the gc inhouse with vpn or something connecting them.
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so is your opinion to have a vpn to a remote dc onsite at everylocation.  Or put a remote dc in the datacenter and keep the gc inhouse with vpn or something connecting them.

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let me rephrase that question. &nbsp;If Exchange or SharePoint or some other hosted solution needs to interact with AD, how is that handled?
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let me rephrase that question.  If Exchange or SharePoint or some other hosted solution needs to interact with AD, how is that handled?

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I'm putting together a plan to host my domain at a server farm but real unsure on the legistics of it. &nbsp;For example, when I put a new computer on the domain, how does it know where the domain controller is? &nbsp;Does it involve VPN or some other technology? &nbsp;With my SharePoint install, if I keep it inhouse, how would it interact with the DC? &nbsp;If I could get a few articles that would help me get started then points will be awarded. &nbsp;If the articles would include if the farm is in a vSphere environment that would be a plus.
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I'm putting together a plan to host my domain at a server farm but real unsure on the legistics of it.  For example, when I put a new computer on the domain, how does it know where the domain controller is?  Does it involve VPN or some other technology?  With my SharePoint install, if I keep it inhouse, how would it interact with the DC?  If I could get a few articles that would help me get started then points will be awarded.  If the articles would include if the farm is in a vSphere environment that would be a plus.

Interact with a domain hosted elsewhere

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