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hi guys,<br />
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Have a setup where the client has a SBS 2003 box at one site which holds most of their files, and they have been VPN'ing into it (standard windows dialup VPN tool) to access the shares. &nbsp; The second office now has a Server 2012 machine as they bought it having decicided to keep the files they worked on in that office local instead of VPNing to the head office.<br />
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Turns out they actually still want people in both offices to be able to see the files at both offices so im looking at DFS as a cheap solution. &nbsp;<br />
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Currently each office exists totally seperately with its own domain. &nbsp;Head office has a SBS2003 box with the file shares. &nbsp;Branch office has a Server 2012 box.<br />
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questions :<br />
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1. &nbsp;Can DFS replication be configured across two seperate offices which have their own domains (i think yes if you establish a trust domain relationship?)<br />
2. &nbsp;is a site to site VPN required (I am guessing yes?)<br />
3. can DFS replication work between a SBS2003 box and a Server 2012 box, and considering they are on seperate domains?<br />
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thanks :)<br />
<br />
Nathan
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hi guys,

Have a setup where the client has a SBS 2003 box at one site which holds most of their files, and they have been VPN'ing into it (standard windows dialup VPN tool) to access the shares.   The second office now has a Server 2012 machine as they bought it having decicided to keep the files they worked on in that office local instead of VPNing to the head office.

Turns out they actually still want people in both offices to be able to see the files at both offices so im looking at DFS as a cheap solution.  

Currently each office exists totally seperately with its own domain.  Head office has a SBS2003 box with the file shares.  Branch office has a Server 2012 box.

questions :

1.  Can DFS replication be configured across two seperate offices which have their own domains (i think yes if you establish a trust domain relationship?)
2.  is a site to site VPN required (I am guessing yes?)
3. can DFS replication work between a SBS2003 box and a Server 2012 box, and considering they are on seperate domains?

thanks :)

Nathan

DFS across two offices, domains and OS versions!

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.