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First a few questions:<br />
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1. What does your AD Inter-site Transport setup look like?<br />
2. Also, what is the connection bandwidth between sites?<br />
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Dan
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First a few questions:

1. What does your AD Inter-site Transport setup look like?
2. Also, what is the connection bandwidth between sites?

Dan

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Here is a screenshot of the Inter-site transport. &nbsp;I can go into further detail if you need.<br />
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<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2015/01_w02/891058/inter-site.png" target="_blank" title="Inter-Site (21 KB)"><img alt="Inter-Site" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 800px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2015/01_w02/800_891058/inter-site.png" /></a><br />
Bandwidth is a 4.5mb MPLS circuit.
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Here is a screenshot of the Inter-site transport.  I can go into further detail if you need.

Inter-Sitehttps://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2015/01_w02/891058/inter-site.png
Bandwidth is a 4.5mb MPLS circuit.

inter-site.png

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I have DFS enabled and drives mapping to local file servers based on lowest cost ordering method. &nbsp;I have one office complaining of slow network navigation, navigating network drives, opening closing files, etc... &nbsp;All other offices are not having this issue. &nbsp;Is there a way to verify that DFS is mapping their drives correctly to their local file server an not another file server across the WAN?
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I have DFS enabled and drives mapping to local file servers based on lowest cost ordering method.  I have one office complaining of slow network navigation, navigating network drives, opening closing files, etc...  All other offices are not having this issue.  Is there a way to verify that DFS is mapping their drives correctly to their local file server an not another file server across the WAN?

Verify lowest cost ordering method working in DFS

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